This
picture shows the social media application logo from Parler displayed
on a smartphone with its website in the background on July 2, 2020.
(Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 6:57 AM PT – Saturday, January 9, 2021
A social networking service known as Parler
is facing immense pressure from big tech companies to strengthen its
content moderation policies.
On Friday, Google and Apple both suspended
Parler from their app stores, claiming some of the political posts on
the platform incite violence and need to be regulated. A spokesperson
for Google said the suspension will remain in place until developers
submit a detailed content moderation plan and address what he called a
“public safety threat.”
The company noted that the measure will not
impact Parler’s availability on the web, nor will it remove the app
from the devices of existing users.
Meanwhile, Apple has taken a more
aggressive approach, giving Parler 24 hours to improve its content
moderation or be removed indefinitely from the app store.
Now Apple & Google are threatening to ban Parler to stop people from going to any alternative platform.
They are creating a monopoly. They want NO IDEAS or CONVERSATIONS that they are not able to control.
They do not want conservatives communicating with one another.
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) January 9, 2021
Though founded in 2018, Parler recently
made a name for itself as the social media alternative for those who
have been banned from or silenced on the major social media sites like
Twitter and Facebook.
Parler isn’t a “Right wing” app, it just protects freedom of speech. It’s viewpoint neutral.
That’s what our digital overlords are so worried about: free
expression. Democrats can’t allow a place to share ideas without their
thumb on the scale.
Worth asking why
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) January 9, 2021
Some noteworthy users include Sen. Ted Cruz
(R-Texas) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who turned to the platform
earlier this year after their voices were largely silenced elsewhere.
In the midst of the recent ban, many agree Silicon Valley has gone too far.
“We can’t just revoke someone’s voice
because we don’t agree with what they say,” University of Buffalo
Professor Monica Stephens said.
Despite the threats, Parler CEO John Matze
is standing his ground, assuring he will not comply with Apple and
Google’s demands. He went on to accuse the companies of applying
standards to Parler that they don’t apply to their own services.
He added that America “already lost if speech has to be restricted or censored in order to keep the country safe.”
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