Parler is a social network platform popular among right-wingers and Trump sympathisers, which gained traffic after the stricter implementation of Twitter and Facebook’s policy against egregious content.
Plans for the storming of the US Capitol in Washington DC was widely discussed on Parler, Reuters noted.
Amazon stated that Parler’s account would be suspended, effective from Sunday, 11.59 pm PST from its Amazon Web Services unit, due to the ‘very real risk to public safety’ that the app poses.
What Did Google and Apple Say?
Reuters also quoted Google’s statement, which said, “For us to distribute an app through Google Play, we do require that apps implement robust moderation for egregious content.”
After the storming of the US Capitol, Google specifically mentioned that amid the ongoing public safety threat, the app would be suspended from the Play Store until it addresses issues such as incitement of violence.
In a similar letter by Apple’s app store review team, the…