Wed, Jan 27th 2021 3:40pm
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Summary: Upstart social network Parler (which is currently offline, but attempting to come back) has received plenty of attention for trying to take on Twitter mainly focusing on attracting many of the users who have been removed from Twitter or who are frustrated by how Twitter’s content moderation policies are applied. The site may only boast a fraction of the users that the social media giants have, but its influence can t be denied.
Parler promised to be the free speech playground Twitter never was. It claimed it would never censor speech that hadn t been found illegal by the nation s courts. When complaints about alleged bias against conservatives became mainstream news (and the subject of legislation), Parler began to gain traction.
News Highlights: House leader requests the FBI to investigate Parler's policies, alleged Russian ties Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (DN.Y.), the chairman, said
The chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday asked the FBI to conduct a “robust examination” of the alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege of Parler.
Allegedly, there was a lot of chatter on Parler prior to the rally. Meanwhile, the January 6th riot was mostly planned on Facebook.
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Maloney wrote in her letter: “The company was founded by John Matze shortly after he traveled in Russia with his wife, who is Russian and whose family reportedly has ties to the Russian government. Concerns about the company’s connections to Russia have grown since the company re-emerged on a Russian hosting service, DDoS-Guard,” the Washington Post reports.
FBI urged to probe Parler and its role in Capitol siege
By The Washington Post
By Tom Hamburger, Craig Timberg
Washington - The chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday asked the FBI to conduct a robust examination of the alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege of Parler, the now-disabled social media site that bristled with violent chatter before and after rioters stormed the Capitol in a rampage that left five people dead.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the chairwoman, said the request is a step toward opening a formal committee investigation into sites that may encourage violence, including Parler. It became prominent last year as a freewheeling alternative to Twitter, gaining popularity in particular among conservatives.
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