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January 11, 2021
The surge in user growth for platforms like Parler has slowed down in recent days, as Amazon Web Services suspended services to the website.
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Small social media networks like Parler and Gab favored by some conservatives are seeing their user base balloon in the wake of Facebook and Twitter banning President Donald Trump and some of his followers.
Parler saw just over 200,000 installs last Friday, nearly 150,000 more than the day before. On Saturday, Gab tweeted that it was gaining 10,000 new users every hour.
The main draw of networks like Parler and Gab is their hands-off approach to content moderation. Users on the platforms are generally tasked with blocking offensive content when they see fit.