UPDATE
Parler has been suspended from the Google Play Store:
JUST IN: Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store pic.twitter.com/Nyv59LoNWh
— Cristiano Lima (@viaCristiano) January 9, 2021
ORIGINAL POST
BuzzFeed News is reporting that Apple gave the social media company Parler a 24-hour ultimatum to “implement a full moderation plan of its platform” or get booted out of the App Store:
1. NEWS
Apple has given Parler, the social network favored by conservatives and extremists, an ultimatum to implement a full moderation plan of its platform within the next 24 hours or face expulsion from the App store.@RMac18 @JohnPaczkowski report https://t.co/eP3AF9o7FZ
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 8, 2021
According to a letter sent to Parler, Apple accused the company of not following its own terms of service:
2. In its letter to Parler, Apple notes that there are many posts on the Parler App that violate Parler's own terms of service.https://t.co/SexQo8k8JR pic.twitter.com/Cooc778xmf
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 8, 2021
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had earlier asked Apple and Google to comment on the alleged terms of service violation:
What are @Apple and @GooglePlay doing about this? https://t.co/Upb2BxZOQZ
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 8, 2021
Now, we’d check in on Parler to see how people on the platform are reacting to the news, but their servers are overwhelmed at the moment:
Parler’s servers have crashed. pic.twitter.com/ehZUDHZGdb
— Jordan Lancaster (@jordylancaster) January 8, 2021
The web version isn’t working either:
meanwhile, at Parler… pic.twitter.com/H2BEi45YwZ
— hannah gais (@hannahgais) January 8, 2021
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