Parler, a social media app well-liked with US conservatives, returned to Apple’s App Store on Monday, after the iPhone maker dropped it following the lethal January 6 riot on the US Capitol. Parler additionally named George Farmer, the corporate’s chief working officer since March, as its new chief govt and mentioned interim CEO Mark Meckler could be leaving.
Apple mentioned final month it could readmit Parler into its iOS App Store, after Parler proposed updates to its app and content material moderation insurance policies.
“The whole Parler staff has labored onerous to deal with Apple’s considerations with out compromising our core mission,” said Meckler in an emailed statement. “Anything allowed on the Parler network but not in the iOS app will remain accessible through our web-based and Android versions. This is a win-win for Parler, its users, and free speech.”
The Washington Post mentioned Parler’s Chief Policy Officer Amy Peikoff likened the iOS model of the app to a “Parler Lite or Parler PG.” Parler is still pushing Apple to allow users to see hate speech behind a warning label, the newspaper reported. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Several tech companies cut ties with Parler after the Capitol riot, accusing the app backed by prominent Republican Party donor Rebekah Mercer of failing to police violent content on its service.
Parler went dark for about a month after Amazon suspended web-hosting services. Parler returned online in February with Los Angeles-based private cloud infrastructure SkySilk. Amazon Web Services declined to comment on Monday. Alphabet’s Google also removed Parler from its app store. “Parler has remained available on Android because of the openness of the platform even if it isn’t currently distributed through Google Play,” a Google spokesman mentioned on Monday. “As we acknowledged again in January, Parler is welcome again within the Play retailer as soon as it submits an app that complies with our content material moderation insurance policies, which preclude issues like bodily threats to people and inciting violence.”
Parler co-founder and CEO John Matze was fired by the board earlier this year. In an emailed statement Parler said new CEO Farmer had been an active financial supporter and candidate for UK’s Brexit Party and “remains actively involved in business and politics on both sides of the Atlantic.”
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