Even more ‘cold’ than deleting Twitter Donald Trump‘s account, Gov. Ron DeSantis says tech companies conspire against Parler.
The governor addressed a law-abiding policy conference in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, on the occasion of Google, Apple and Amazon’s recent steps to curb Parler after the U.S. riot in the Capitol. The social media platform, used mainly by conservatives, calls it a censorship-free alternative to Twitter.
“What really bothered me was how they beheaded this company, Parler,” DeSantis said. ‘You always said hey, this is a market, you do not like Twitter, create your own competitor. Well, they did. ‘
After the riot, Twitter began removing conservative accounts, including the president. Users flocked to Parler as a safe haven because Twitter chose the president-elect Joe Bidenadministration, the Governor said.
Google on Friday chased Parler’s smartphone app out of its app store for allowing posts to “incite ongoing violence in the US”. Apple followed suit Saturday night after Parler was given 24 hours to address complaints to ‘illegally plan and facilitate’. and dangerous activities. Apple would have said that the platform should address the safety issues of the public.
Amazon dealt another blow on Saturday, informing Parler that he would have to search for a new web hosting service on Sunday at midnight. It reminded Parler in a letter, first reported by Buzzfeed, that he had informed it over the past few weeks of 98 examples of posts “that clearly encourage and incite violence” and said that the platform ” poses a very real risk to public safety. ‘ ‘
‘Not only did Apple drop it, not just other things, but they also took it from Amazon. The lawyers stop. They could not even do it, “he added. “It was a coordinated assault on a company trying to compete.”
The Conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation holds its annual policy orientation conference. Texas’ biennial legislative session began Tuesday.
DeSantis also said he was upset during the presidential election to see ‘credible articles’ Hunter Biden, the president of the elected son, ‘actively oppressed’. The actions affected the election, he said.
“Big Tech, they can actually suppress this information, and is that simply OK?” Ask DeSantis. “It’s interference in the election if you want to be honest about it, and it’s something that really needs to be addressed.”
In response to Facebook and Twitter’s decisions to ban Trump permanently, Republican Senator Zephyrhills said. Danny Burgess submitted legislation (SB 520) Monday it would social media sites need to give notice to users penalized by the platform.