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Parler CEO John Matze fired as site fights to restore its online presence
February 4, 2021 / 7:07 AM / CBS/AP Parler sues Amazon over shutdown
John Matze says he s been fired as CEO of Parler, which was among the social media services used to plan the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Matze s announcement Wednesday followed Amazon s Jan. 11 decision to remove Parler from its web-hosting service over its unwillingness to remove posts that called for the killing, rape and torture of politicians, tech executives and others. Google and Apple removed Parler s app from their online stores.
March 18, 2021 | 7:20 am EDT by Brooke Singman
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz and Republican Sen. John Thune on Wednesday rolled out a bipartisan bill that would increase “accountability” for Big Tech companies and enhance transparency regarding content moderation for users, in an effort to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The bill, titled the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act and also known as the “PACT Act,” would preserve the benefits of Section 230 a rule that shields social media companies from being held liable for content on their platforms while allowing them to moderate that content while making “significant reforms” to protect Americans using the platforms.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/491143.html (Natural News) Technology giant Amazon has offered to help President Joe Biden with distributing the Wuhan coronavirus vaccine. In a letter to the president, an Amazon executive said the e-commerce giant “stands ready to assist” the Biden administration. The letter came amid the president’s announcement that 100 million Americans will be vaccinated against COVID-19 during his first 100 days in office.
Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO Dave Clark wrote in his Jan. 20 letter that the company is prepared to leverage its “operations, information technology and communication capabilities and expertise.” He added: “Our scale allows you to make a meaningful impact immediately in the fight against COVID-19, and we stand ready to assist you in this effort.”
The alt-right social media platform, Parler, is back in business after its abrupt shut down following the events that saw the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.