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Parler CEO brings back website, promises service will follow “soon”

Enlarge / A person browsing Parler in early January, back when it had content up other than vague promises to overcome being thrown off the whole Internet and return louder than ever. (credit: Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images) Right-wing social media platform Parler, which has been offline since Amazon Web Services dropped it […]

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Parler goes dark, sues Amazon to demand immediate reinstatement

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) In less than three days, social networking service Parler has gone from darling of the right wing to a has-been service that can no longer be accessed online. In response, the company is now suing its former Web host, Amazon, alleging the hosting giant intentionally colluded with rival […]

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Twitter permanently bans Donald Trump’s account from the platform

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) Twitter has permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s personal Twitter account due to repeated incitement of violence, the company announced Friday night. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them—specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter—we have permanently […]