- Parler website is back online after being shut down last week for hosting violent content.
- The CEO of the social media platform has promised to welcome all users back soon.
- The website’s domain is now registered with Epik, a company that is also the domain registrar for other far-right websites.
The Parler social media platform was completely phased out last week when Google and Apple removed it from their respective app stores and AWS shut down its web servers. Now Parler seems to be coming back from the dead.
A message from Parler CEO John Matze that was first discovered by CNN Reporter Donie O’Sullivan, appeared on the platform’s website from this Sunday. It promises that the company will “solve any challenge” and plans to welcome users back soon. You can read the full message in the screenshot of the website inserted below.
Parler was shut down after it was found that some right wing groups were promoting the mob attack on the US Capitol in Washington DC
CNN reports that the platform’s domain is now registered with Epik, a company that is also the domain registrar for other far-right and extremist social websites such as Gab and 8chan.
It’s still unclear who is hosting Parler’s website after it’s deplatformed by AWS and when exactly the social network will return. There is also no word about the Parler app being restored on the Play Store or App Store. However, I will speak to you Fox News On Sunday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the Cupertino company could revoke the App Store’s suspension if the platform receives better moderation guidelines.
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