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• @johnpaczkowski John Paczkowski on x

  Meanwhile, over on Parler they're talking about blowing up AWS data centers https://twitter.com/...

• @briannawu Brianna Wu on x

  Parler now won't work on any device, period. Amazon S3, one of the most powerful web hosting services in the industry, is cutting server access. Moving to a new hosting provider will take time, as the application is poorly coded. Possibly past the 20th. https://www.buzzfeednews.c…

• @talbertswan Bishop Talbert Swan on x

  @washingtonpost Parler isn't a ‘conservative’ site, it's a site overrun with white supremacists, terrorists, seditionists, nazis, klansmen, and assorted other racist degenerates. https://twitter.com/...

• @rokhanna Ro Khanna on x

  This shows why activism matters. Thank you to everyone who spoke out including Amazon employees for climate justice and so many grassroots activists. Amazon listened to us, and this decision will save lives. https://www.google.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @jeffersongraham Jefferson Graham on x

  Amazon also pulled the plug on Parler, joining Google and Apple, which means the app is now DOA on apps and on the web. Amazon provided the web hosting for the firm, which was used heavily to organize the 1/6 DC riot. https://www.axios.com/...

• @whengoodenough Jeanette on x

  The difference btwn China and USA is ppl in China banned from criticizing actual events in China vs in US these people believe in conspiracy theories, disputed (by legal courts) information etc. So yeah, this isn't crossing the line. It's a violation of your T&Cs. Read them. http…

• @politicussarah Sarah Reese Jones on x

  New: Amazon drops Parler: “The move will effectively take Parler offline unless it can find a new company to host its services.” Amazon to drop Parler from its web hosting service, citing violent posts https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @buzzfeednews @buzzfeednews on x

  NEW: Amazon is booting Parler off AWS, its web hosting service, knocking the pro-Trump social network offline until it finds a new host. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @jacknicas Jack Nicas on x

  Yesterday, Parler was one of the fastest-growing apps in the U.S. and was poised to capitalize on Trump supporters' growing anger at Silicon Valley. By today, both Apple and Google had cut Parler off from their app stores, dealing it a major blow. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @scobleizer @scobleizer on x

  Proper decision. https://twitter.com/...

• @kinsellawarren Warren Kinsella on x

  “We have always supported diverse points of view, but there is no place on our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity,” Apple said. “Parler has not taken adequate measures to address the proliferation of these threats to people's safety.” https://www.nytimes.com/..…

• @kateconger O...K on x

  Apple won't let users download the Parler app anymore, citing violent content posted by its users. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @lauriesegall Laurie Segall on x

  Huge. Doomscrolling this am on Parler leads me to two conclusions: there were multiple threats of violence/ quite a few bomb emojis & many calls to head over to privately organized channels on telegram in preparation for this. https://twitter.com/...

• @theradr Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on x

  Good, ok. But let's not forget that it took an armed mob breaking into the bedrock institution of democracy seeking to overthrow election results and, apparently, to murder elected officials for all these folks now taking action to take white supremacist terrorism seriously. http…

• @yashar Yashar Ali on x

  NEWS Apple has now pulled the Parler app off of its app store. A major blow to the growth of the app which has become popular with Trump supporters in recent months. @jacknicas @daveyalba report https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @naima Naima Cochrane on x

  I fervently hope that major tech companies starting to understand and act on their responsibility in all this is something that will continue. Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @davetroy Dave Troy on x

  Apple has suspended Parler indefinitely. Your move @JeffBezos and @awscloud. Do not hesitate over first amendment concerns; CEO John Matze has an entire free market full of options, especially in Russia where he has family ties to the government. Let Putin's people host Parler. h…

• @sethanikeem M. Belanger on x

  When you are too much of a moral wasteland even for Amazon to stomach: Parler is effectively gone. https://twitter.com/...

• @green_footballs Charles Johnson on x

  OK, well... THIS hurts Parler much more than losing the app store. https://twitter.com/...

• @mr_berman Matt Berman on x

  Man, another huge step. Amazon Is Booting Parler Off Of Its Web Hosting Service https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... via @johnpaczkowski

• @mrbenjaminlaw @mrbenjaminlaw on x

  In all the horror, two articles that have given me life, sentence-for-sentence, in the last 48 hours. (1) “This is very huge,” Amy Peikoff, Parler's policy chief, told Fox News. Without access to the App Store, she said, “we're toast.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @joshtpm Josh Marshall on x

  this is an infinitely bigger deal than apple or google. Those just mean you have to use the browser as opposed to the app. This means Parler is off the web altogether. Also, depending on their set up, moving off aws may require non trivial rearchitecting of their site. https://tw…

• @matthewfederman Matthew Federman on x

  This is positively Orwellian! By that I am referencing Larry Orwell, a friend of mine who has studied the positive benefits of deplatforming hate groups. https://twitter.com/...

• @briannawu Brianna Wu on x

  Some context as someone with 6 years of producing Apple news on @RelayFM. - Google banned them 1st - Apple has been aggressive historically in applying these rules. If anything, Parler was given unprecedented leniency. - Parler was lucky to not be banned after the data breach. ht…

• @jacknicas Jack Nicas on x

  Well, Parler might really be toast now. Amazon just pulled its support for the site, meaning Parler will go offline tomorrow night unless it can find another web-hosting provider before then. Parler is now fighting for its life. Our updated story: https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  CONFIRMED: @amazon's @awscloud will discontinue their service with Parler. https://twitter.com/...

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  Apple kill-switching Parler no longer necessary for the app to stop working unless it finds a new web host. https://twitter.com/...

• @mediaite @mediaite on x

  Parler Says It Has Removed Lin Wood's Posts Calling For Mike Pence to Be Executed https://www.mediaite.com/...

• @getongab @getongab on x

  10,000+ new Gab users every hour.

• @daveyalba Davey Alba on x

  Clearly in response to the 24-hour deadline that it was given by Apple, as my colleague @jacknicas reports: https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @jennydemilo Jenny DeMilo Llc on x

  Why is it still in the damn App Store @Apple https://twitter.com/...

• @azeem Azeem Azhar on x

  No!! Parler is getting into the censorship game too. Where, oh, where can we speak freely without the censor's heavy hand? https://twitter.com/...

• @rsgnl Joe Rossignol on x

  I still see Parler on the App Store. Apple reportedly provided 24-hour notice to Parler to take action or face removal in a letter on Friday morning. In public comments, Parler's CEO seemed to say “no way.” It's the afternoon in California now, so I'm getting curious.

• @hushes Cheryl Black on x

  Apple giving P*rler 24 hours to better comply with moderation rules positioned the app for all this buzz. The opposite of what you do with violent racist orgs. https://twitter.com/...

• @karengeier @karengeier on x

  so you know how phones loaded with games pulled from the app store go for lots of money? https://twitter.com/...

• @dlberes @dlberes on x

  Trump's Gab following has now grown by more than 130,000 since Twitter banned him and we published this article last night https://onezero.medium.com/...

• @dlberes Damon Beres on x

  Makes sense https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @brij Brij Singh on x

  Balkanization will start at the app layer but it will slowly go to OS/hardware layer https://twitter.com/...

• @sammyandrews Sammy Andrews on x

  Make no mistake there are some terrifying things flying out of the USA right now. The far right are organising. They're no longer in plain sight here but they're fearlessly posting violent plans (they're weaponised!) & sharing their hopes for civil war elsewhere. https://twitter.…

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  As I wrote yesterday, Apple/Google banning Parler from app stores is a much bigger deal than Twitter banning Trump. But if AWS were to remove Parler from its service, that would be bigger deal than all of the rest put together.

• @hacks4pancakes Lesley Carhart on x

  Many many tweeters who think Parler is down because of App Store removal, and also that that somehow violates their 1st Amendment rights. Clarification: both of those things are untrue. https://twitter.com/...

• @wsj @wsj on x

  Google suspended social-media network Parler from its app store because of continued posting that “seeks to incite ongoing violence in the U.S.” https://www.wsj.com/...

• @broderick Ryan Broderick on x

  It's not helpful to tweet about what's happening to Parler and not mention that it was being used for calls for violent insurrection. Nothing is being banned because it's right wing. Right-wing internet content is being deplatformed because the users want to kill all of us. https…

• @marcushjohnson Marcus H. Johnson on x

  This is pretty much impossible so Apple is preparing to ban the Parler app. Good to see society shunning the far right conspiracy theory insurrectionists. Attempting a violent overthrow of the US government deserves being shut off from society https://twitter.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  THIS IS BIG: @apple is demanding that Parler moderate their platform in full. This is the right call, as the calls for violence and death threats have gotten out of control on the platform. Apple's policies are clear and unequivocal. Good that they're enforcing them. https://twit…

• @aoc Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on x

  Good to see this development from @Apple. @GooglePlay what are you going to do about apps being used to organize violence on your platform? https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @amznforclimate @amznforclimate on x

  Enough is enough. Amazon hosts Parler on @awscloud. As Amazon workers, we demand Amazon deny Parler services until it removes posts inciting violence, including at the Presidential inauguration. We cannot be complicit in more bloodshed and violent attacks on our democracy.

• @amznforclimate @amznforclimate on x

  Like Twitter, Google, and FB, Amazon listened to its workers demanding that it not let business as usual proceed in the face of such threats to our safety and our democracy. As tech workers, we have and we will hold our companies accountable. https://www.cnbc.com/... @annierpalme…

• @jonathanturley Jonathan Turley on x

  ...Other companies like Apple are now threatening to take action against Parler if it does not engage in the same censoring of viewpoints. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... The calls for censorship have been growing from Democrats, but the recent riots has magnified those voices.

• @nash076 @nash076 on x

  Apparently according to Hannity, Trump has joined Parler. And then this happened. https://twitter.com/...

• @howardfineman @howardfineman on x

  #Parler is a cesspool of incitement. https://twitter.com/...

• @nxthompson @nxthompson on x

  I don't disagree. The higher in the stack you are, the more leeway you should have on regulation. But the metaphor needs a clarification since there are other roads to the restaurant. Even on an iPhone you can still access Parler via browser. https://twitter.com/...

• @realcandaceo Candace Owens on x

  There needs to be a class action civilian lawsuit against Google and Apple. And we need to stop using their products. Trump needs to join Parler. Parler needs to get ready to drop a serious lawsuit. You cannot censor 75 million Americans. This is insane. https://twitter.com/...

• @realcandaceo Candace Owens on x

  Now Apple & Google are threatening to ban Parler to stop people from going to any alternative platform. They are creating a monopoly. They want NO IDEAS or CONVERSATIONS that they are not able to control. They do not want conservatives communicating with one another.

• @yashar Yashar Ali on x

  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://www.buzzfeednews.com/…

• @breenewsome @breenewsome on x

  I'm sure lot of conservatives who've long advocated in favor of privatization are feeling conflicted right now https://twitter.com/...

• @alicehill Alice Hill on x

  Ok dumb question: how do you pronounce Parler? Like the French or like the sitting room? https://twitter.com/...

• @evelyndouek Evelyn Douek on x

  This is a genuinely huge development. If Apple starts to require certain content moderation plans as a condition of being in the app store, it could significantly change the ecosystem. https://twitter.com/...

• @jeffhorwitz Jeff Horwitz on x

  After a decline in the rankings, Parler is going back to #1 in the App store in 3, 2, 1...

• Vox Jerusalem Demsas on x

  The online far right is angry, exultant, and ready for more

• @viacristiano Cristiano Lima on x

  JUST IN: Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store https://twitter.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  Honest question for @AppStore and @GooglePlay . If Parler continues to allow incitement and calls for violence, doesn't that break your Terms of Service for apps?

• @lucymcaldwell Lucy Caldwell on x

  One issue with many of these tech co's serving political audiences is they tend to be funded by passion-project-minded billionaires. Parler doesn't have $-motivated investors forcing it to reform to preserve future profits. There's no incentive for the Mercers to clean up Parler.…

• @briantylercohen Brian Tyler Cohen on x

  BREAKING: Apple has given Parler an ultimatum to implement a full moderation plan of its platform within the next 24 hours or face expulsion from the App store. cc: @slpng_giants https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @joshgerstein Josh Gerstein on x

  As a reminder, an Apple app store ban is quite difficult to bypass because of the so-called walled garden. A Google app store ban is quite easy to bypass for Android users. Parler users can just get the app from their website.

• @louiserawauthor Dr Louise Raw on x

  We all shouted ourselves hoarse for years that allowing fascists to organise & radicalise via social media was dangerous. Never forget that capitalists waited until *a mob stormed government intending to murder the Vice President* to act. NO PLATFORM FOR FASCISM #NoPasaran https:…

• @joncoopertweets Jon Cooper on x

  “We're aware of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the US. In light of this ongoing and urgent public safety threat, we are suspending the app's listings from the Play Store until it addresses these issues.” https://www.cnn.com/...

• @jessedamiani Jesse Damiani on x

  Parler Pitched Itself as Twitter Without Rules. Apple and Google Said Not Anymore. Apple and Google are threatening to remove Parler, a new social network popular with conservatives, from their app stores if the social network doesn't better police its... https://www.nytimes.com/…

• @nicoleperlroth Nicole Perlroth on x

  Life moves fast. Trump suspended. Flynn suspended. Apple has given Parler 24 hours to clean up or get kicked off its App Store. https://twitter.com/...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  Wait until Google finds out what's on YouTube https://twitter.com/...

• @jacknicas Jack Nicas on x

  Parler was the odds-on bet for Trump's next soapbox, but now it's suddenly facing an existential crisis. Google just suspended its app until it better polices its users, and Apple gave it 24 hours to do the same. Parler no longer can be a free-for-all. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @malwarejake Jake Williams on x

  With Parler removed from the Google Play store and Apple threatening the same, what happens next? Nature abhors a vacuum, certainly some app will step up to take its place. Glad to see this happening, but I'd like some clear guidance on how they won't let it get this bad again.

• @parscale Brad Parscale on x

  Twitter and Apple are completely different. Twitter is the restaurant and Apple is the road you take to get there. The restaurant can say get out but the road should never be blocked. This is why they will lose an antitrust suit.

• @sandofsky Ben Sandofsky on x

  I'm a little surprised it lasted this long. https://www.reuters.com/...

• @danielpunkass Daniel Jalkut on x

  Not wanting to be outdone, Apple has rushed to terminate the President's Developer account, and has permanently banned him from the 15% Small Business Program App Store tier.

• @alecstapp Alec Stapp on x

  Twitter just permanently banned Trump & Apple is considering removing Parler from the App Store (if they don't change their content moderation policy). How much moderation should each layer of the tech stack be responsible for? @benthompson's framework is really useful here. http…

• @hacks4pancakes Lesley Carhart on x

  Not that I have a kind thing to say about Parler, but we are about to have the same cybersecurity problem as we would have had if TikTok had been banned from the App Store. There are about to be a lot more jailbroken phones and dicey apps. Be on the lookout if this persists.

• @migueldeicaza Miguel de Icaza on x

  Impeachment news, then they ban Trump, then Apple gives that e-cesspool 24 hours to clean up their act. It is a Xmas miracle! https://twitter.com/...

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on x

  Parler isn't even a safe space for him since they'll need to moderate content within the next 24 hours or be kicked out of the App Store. The dam has truly burst. https://9to5mac.com/.... .

• @jamesrbuk James Ball on x

  Just as Apple is threatening to pull Parler... https://twitter.com/...

• @daniel_rubino Daniel Rubino on x

  @SteveBrock @Apple Yup. They're giving them “24 hours” to start moderating. Surprised Google beat them here.

• @mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on x

  @arampell @sarthakgh That goes right back to famous Steve Jobs punt. “If you want something we don't offer (in the App Store), there's Safari.” They would punt it up the chain too for both web and email.

• @nycsouthpaw Southpaw on x

  The concerted action by Google, Apple, and Twitter, a day after Facebook took similarly stern measures, makes me wonder if they're just now getting to full boil about the events of Wednesday or they have some more specific intelligence. https://twitter.com/...

• @tldtoday @tldtoday on x

  Tim apple about to be like to parler https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @foxcahn Albert Fox Cahn on x

  Great, but it's somewhat disconcerting that we've developed digital infrastructure that requires completely unaccountable corporations to protect us from the radicalization they enabled. https://twitter.com/...

• @axios @axios on x

  NEW: Google has pulled Parler, a social media app for conservatives and far-right extremists, from its app store following the company's role in the deadly U.S. Capitol siege this week. https://www.axios.com/...

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  Google has banned Parler from the Google Play store. It continues to own YouTube.