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Parler reappeared on Sunday night with a status update from CEO John Matze to the alternative social media platform’s “lovers and haters”, pointing out that the company plans to welcome its users soon.
“Hey is this thing on?” Matze wrote. “Now seems like the right time to remind you all – lovers as well as haters – why we started this platform. We believe that privacy is paramount and that freedom of speech is essential, especially on social media. We aim has always been to provide a non-party public square where individuals can enjoy and exercise their rights to both.We will solve any challenge before us and plan to welcome you all back soon.We will not allow the civil discourse does not perish! “
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The announcement comes after Parler registered his domain with host website Epik last week, following Amazon Web Services’ decision to shut down Parler due to failure to moderate “serious content” related to the January 6 Capitol riot.
Epik Senior Vice President of Communications, Robert Davis, said in an interview with FOX Business that the company spoke to Parler following its domain registration regarding techniques it can use to improve its moderation and oversight practices if it does in the future. would return, but noted that the presentation of the platform was not discussed.
Representatives of Parler and Epik did not immediately return FOX Business’ request for comment.
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Parler is suing Amazon for its decision to break the ties, claiming the move was “motivated by political animus” and is a breach of contract and an antitrust violation.
Parler’s attorney, David Groesbeck, argued during a hearing on Thursday that the company would suffer irreparable damage if it were forced to close permanently and that it was in the public interest to restore the platform’s service.
“Millions of law-abiding Americans have silenced their voices,” Groesbeck said. “There is no evidence, other than some anecdotal press references, that Parler was involved in inciting the riots.”
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During the trial, Amazon cited examples of violent content that he said appeared on the platform, including calls for the Democratic House, Nancy Pelosi, the Senate, Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, the Amazon official, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg , and members of the media, to kill.
Ambika Doran, an Amazon lawyer, noted that the insulting posts were just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ and that it was in the public interest to deny Parler’s injection based on the events of January 6.
“The events of January 6 changed the way we think about the world. It simply took hypothetics and made it cool,” Doran said. “Amazon then had the right, with the surge of violent content on Parler, to take this into account when making the decision.”
Asked by Judge Barbara Rothstein whether Amazon Web Services would restore Parler if they implemented moderation policies, Doran said there was “no reason” to believe that Parler could develop an effective moderation plan within the next thirty days.
“They were not willing and could not,” Doran said.
Rothstein said Thursday that she would move “as quickly as possible” to make her decision on whether to grant Parler a temporary restraining order.
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In addition to Amazon, Google and Apple have both suspended Parler from their respective app stores.
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“We looked at the incitement to violence that was there. And we do not think that freedom of speech and incitement to violence have a crossroads, “Cook told host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday in defense of the decision.
However, Cook also noted that if Parler ‘can gather their moderation’, the service in the App Store will be restored.
Parler, who is favored by many supporters of President Trump, claims to have more than 12 million users.