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PARLER


Kanye West will not buy Parler after all

Parler's parent company said it has "mutually agreed" with embattled musician Ye to end the deal.

washingtonpost.com

Parler says Kanye West is no longer buying the social network

The deal was canceled less than two months after it was announced by the rapper and the conservative social-media service.

cbsnews.com

Musk says Twitter has suspended rapper Ye over swastika post

Twitter has suspended rapper Ye after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David.

Ye's deal to buy conservative social media app Parler is called off

Conservative social media company Parler said Thursday it's deal to be bought by Ye has been terminated.

cnbc.com

Kanye West has been restricted by Instagram again

Ye wrote on Parler that he was restricted from Instagram for 30 days for posting a comment he made about Jewish people.

cbsnews.com

What If Rumble Is the Future of the Social Web?

The most serious of the โ€œalt-techโ€ social-media platforms appealing to right-wing โ€œanti-censorshipโ€ voices often slides under the radar.

theatlantic.com

Parler accidentally sent Ivanka Trump's private email to hundreds of users by forgetting to use bcc, reports say

Parler reportedly made the mistake when it emailed over 200 verified users to announce a deal it made with Kanye West to take over the platform.

news.yahoo.com

Can Kanye West Buy Free Speech?

After a week of publicity stunts, the hip-hop icon, who now goes by Ye, has inflamed debates over the state of โ€œcancel cultureโ€ and the future of the Republican Party.

newyorker.com

Parler was jubilant about Kanye West buying it. Then the problems started.

An email to so-called VIPs for the site raised a couple questions; among them: Do the VIPs know that theyโ€™re VIPs?

news.yahoo.com

Trump contradicts claim on Mar-a-Lago documents

Former President Donald Trump has acknowledged that some of the top secret documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate were classified. In recordings from Bob Woodward's new audio book, "The Trump Tapes," Trump says letters he exchanged with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un are "top secret." CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane discusses the latest.

news.yahoo.com

Here are the top 3 differences between Disneyland and Disney World

Looking to take your family on vacation, but not sure whether to go to Disneyland or Disney World? Here are three differences.

news.yahoo.com

Elon Musk posts then deletes a meme showing him, Trump, and Kanye West as the Three Musketeers, each with their own social network

If Elon Musk buys Twitter and Ye closes his deal to buy Parler, all three billionaires will have their own social media sites.

news.yahoo.com

Kanye Buys His Own Little Piece of Free Speech

He joins Trump and Musk, turning social media into the new playground of plutocrats who want toย pushย their own agendas.

washingtonpost.com

Kanye West to acquire the conservative social media network Parler after being locked out of Twitter for antisemitic posts

Parlement Technologies, the parent company of Parler, announced the agreement to sell the platform to the rapper on Monday, with plans to close the deal by the end of the year.

Kanye West to acquire the conservative social media network Parler after being locked out of Twitter for antisemitic posts

Parlement Technologies, the parent company of Parler, announced the agreement to sell the platform to the rapper on Monday, with plans to close the deal by the end of the year.

Kanye West To Buy Conservative Social Media Platform Parler

Parlement Technologies and West, legally known as Ye, said the acquisition should be completed this year, but details on the price were not revealed.

newsy.com

Kanye West will buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler

The Twitter competitor made the surprise announcement Monday, coming days after Ye's accounts on Twitter and Instagram were locked over a string of antisemitic posts

npr.org

Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler.

Kanye West buying right-leaning social network Parler

The rapper, who was recently suspended from Instagram and Twitter, said "we have the right to freely express ourselves."

cbsnews.com

Kanye West is buying conservative social media platform Parler, company says

Controversial social media networking site Parler says it is being acquired by Kanye West. The platform, a favorite among American conservatives, made the announcement in a press release Monday. West, who now goes by the name "Ye," said in a statement: "In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves." The platform, often used by supporters of President Donald Trump, was swept in controversy over the role it played in the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol building. That led a slew of tech companies, including Google and Amazon , to blacklist the service, rendering its app and website inaccessible.

cnbc.com

Some Social Media Sites Don't Mind Being Home To Misinformation

Far-right groups have turned to online spaces that allow hate speech and other unfavorable content.

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Some Social Media Sites Don't Mind Being Home To Misinformation

Far-right groups have turned to online spaces that allow hate speech and other unfavorable content.

newsy.com

Kicked off Facebook and Twitter, far-right groups lose online clout

In the year since the January 6th Capitol attack, far-right influencers and extremists are taking new approaches to organizing online.

npr.org

Marjorie Taylor Greene buys up to $50,000 worth of Trump SPAC stock during week of wild fluctuation

The stock is down from its high on Friday, when the Republican congresswoman purchased the shares.

washingtonpost.com

A Texas man received the longest sentencing related to the January 6 riots so far despite not even being at the Capitol

A federal judge sentenced Troy Smocks, 58, to 14 months in prison for posting violent threats on to Parler on January 6.

news.yahoo.com

Trump, still barred from Twitter and Facebook, to launch social network in โ€˜fight backโ€™ against Big Tech

The Trump Media and Technology Group is merging with a blank-check company to form a home for Truth Social and a โ€œnon-wokeโ€ streaming platform.

washingtonpost.com

Barbara Kruger exhibition in Chicago is first major survey of the conceptual artist's work in 20 years

The first major survey of the conceptual artistโ€™s work in 20 years is at the Art Institute of Chicago through Jan. 24.

washingtonpost.com

Proud Boys leader sentenced for burning Black Lives Matter flag

Enrique Tarrio admitted to burning a Black Lives Matter flag, stolen from a church, in July.

bbc.co.uk

Parler wants an apology from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg after a report said the FBI found little evidence the Capitol riot was a coordinated attack

Sandberg said the attack was planned on other platforms, such as Parler, the "free speech" app that conservatives flocked to after the election.

news.yahoo.com

Opinion : Hungary punked Tucker Carlson

The No. 1 critic of censorship on cable news has a personal brush with the scourge.

washingtonpost.com

Meet the Anti-MAGA Trolls

Inside the Reddit communities that canโ€™t leave the right-wing internet alone

theatlantic.com

Why Free Speech on the Internet Isnโ€™t Free for All: QuickTake

When the World Wide Web went public in 1991, its enthusiasts proclaimed a new era of unfiltered free expression. Thirty years later, the debate is over how, not whether, to filter whatโ€™s said online. In the U.S., home to the biggest social media companies, the challenge came into greater focus during the presidency of Donald Trump, who used his accounts to attack opponents while blaming social media for -- as he put it in a tweet -- โ€œsuppressing voices of conservatives and hiding information and

washingtonpost.com

Why Free Speech on the Internet Isnโ€™t Free for All

When the World Wide Web went public in 1991, its enthusiasts proclaimed a new era of unfiltered free expression. Thirty years later, the debate is over how, not whether, to filter whatโ€™s said online. In the U.S., home to the biggest social media companies, the challenge came into greater focus during the presidency of Donald Trump, who used his accounts to attack opponents while blaming social media for -- as he put it in a tweet -- โ€œsuppressing voices of conservatives and hiding information and

washingtonpost.com

Parler is back on iPhones: Social media app returns to Apple's App Store

Parler, the social media app removed from iPhones and Android devices in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, is back on Apple's App Store.

usatoday.com

Social app Parler is cracking down on hate speech - but only on Apple devices

When social media platform Parler comes back to life on Appleโ€™s App Store, it will be designed to be a less offensive version than what users will be able to see elsewhere.

washingtonpost.com

Parler is relaunching on the App Store next week

Apple says the social networking site's updated content moderation policy is now compliant.

cbsnews.com

Apple holding "Spring Loaded" release event

Apple will hold its first media event of the year Tuesday. Dubbed "Spring Loaded," the event will be livestreamed from the tech giant's campus in Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to unveil new iPads, AirPods and an operating system feature that has privacy advocates cheering. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson joined "CBSN AM" to talk about the big day and Apple's decision to allow far-right social networking app Parler back on its app store.

cbsnews.com

Apple allowing Parler back into the App Store

Apple says the social networking site's updated content moderation policy is now compliant.

cbsnews.com

Apple will reinstate Parler

Apple will reinstate the Parler app. It was pulled from the App Store after it was used to publicize the Capitol riot and content featured calls for violence.

cnbc.com

Parler says it warned FBI before Capitol riot

Parler says it warned FBI before Capitol riot Alternative social media network Parler says it warned the FBI repeatedly in the days and weeks leading up to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

cbsnews.com

Social network Parler says it warned FBI before Capitol riot

Parler, a social network popular among conservatives, is claiming that it repeatedly warned the FBI that there could be violence on January 6. Days and weeks before rioters pushed their way into the U.S. Capitol, Parler says it referred violent content to the FBI more than 50 times, including specific threats being planned. "Parler even alerted law enforcement to specific threats of violence being planned on the Capitol," the letter said. "Even after the violent attacks stopped, Parler continued to dutifully and proactively report posts to the FBI where users threatened additional violence." "It was zero threat, right from the start, it was zero threat," he said.

cbsnews.com

Social network says it warned FBI before Capitol riot

Social network says it warned FBI before Capitol riot Parler, a social network popular among conservatives, says it warned the FBI repeatedly about threats ahead of the Capitol riot. Catherine Herridge has more.

cbsnews.com

Tech companies cutting off Parler could be a "kiss of death" for online home of far-right extremists

Before, during, and even after the violent attack on the Capitol, the social media site Parler was a megaphone for Trump supporters. "These are things that mainstream social networks have policies against," said Kevin Roose, a tech columnist for The New York Times. Over the weekend, Amazon became the latest tech giant to notify Parler it was suspending its account. CBS News consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner asked Roose, "Do you think this is the end of Parler?" That's because other vendors have also dropped the site following Amazon, Google and Apple's actions.

cbsnews.com

CEO of social media app Parler says board fired him

Christophe Gateau/APNEW YORK (AP) โ€” John Matze says he has been fired as CEO of Parler, which was among social media services used to plan the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Matzeโ€™s announcement Wednesday followed Amazonโ€™s Jan. 11 decision to remove Parler from its web-hosting service over its unwillingness to remove posts that called for the killing, rape and torture of politicians, tech executives and others. Google and Apple removed Parlerโ€™s app from their online stores.

chron.com

Texas Republicans are angry at big techโ€™s reaction to U.S. Capitol siege. But few mention the GOPโ€™s role in sowing election misinformation.

And legal experts agree that these tech companies are exercising their full legal rights to moderate anything on their platforms. Instead, he has used recent days to launch an attack on social media companies. The app and website served as a social media forum for groups of far-right extremists and QAnon conspiracy theorists. โ€œEnough of allowing Big Tech โ€“ Twitter, Google, Facebook and Apple โ€” to silence our freedom of speech,โ€ Lt. Gov. And Section 230 of the act protects media companies from legal liability for what their users post.

Judge says Amazon wonโ€™t have to restore Parler web service

Amazon wont be forced to restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media app favored by followers of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)(AP) โ€“ Amazon wonโ€™t be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media app, which is favored by followers of former President Donald Trump. The social media app, a magnet for the far right, sued to get back online, arguing that Amazon Web Services had breached its contract and abused its market power. But people who had already downloaded the Parler app were still able to use it until Amazon Web Services pulled the plug on the website. Parler argued in its lawsuit that Amazon violated antitrust laws by colluding with Twitter, which also uses some Amazon cloud computing services, to quash the upstart social media app.

Judge refuses to force Amazon to put Parler back online

A U.S. judge has refused to order Amazon to bring Parler back online, delivering a blow to the upstart social media network. Parler had become a haven for many conservatives and Trump supporters who felt traditional social media companies were censoring their speech. In response, Parler filed a lawsuit against Amazon Web Services in U.S. District Court in Seattle for withdrawing support and demanded that AWS reinstate its account. The judge also rebuffed Parler's claim that Amazon pulled the plug on the site to benefit Twitter and violated antitrust laws. Epik is a company that sells domain names and it also hosts Gab, a social media network that's popular with the far-right.

cnbc.com

Tracking far-right threats online ahead of Inauguration Day

Tracking far-right threats online ahead of Inauguration Day Thousands of far-right online users have moved from mainstream social media platforms to lesser-known sites such as Parler, Signal and Telegram to continue their dialogue. Because some of these conversations are encrypted, law enforcement is facing a new challenge in tracking potential threats ahead of Inauguration Day. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson joins CBSN AM to discuss what he's seeing.

cbsnews.com

Parlerโ€™s website shows signs of life but mobile apps remain offline

The Parler website home screen on a laptop computer arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. The Parler website dropped offline on Jan. 11 after Amazon withdrew its support in the wake of the deadly U.S. Capitol riot. AWS withdrew its support for Parler on Jan. 10 after concluding that posts on the company's website and apps encourage and promote violence. Matze said in a statement that Parler removed violent content and added that its community guidelines don't allow Parler to be knowingly used for criminal activity. Google and Apple removed the Parler app from their app stores on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 respectively.

cnbc.com

Parler's de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cloud providers like Amazon

But because no cloud provider is as popular as Amazon, people skilled in, say, Oracle's cloud aren't as as easy to find as those who know how to build on AWS. It would take time to figure out how to perform similar functions on Parler's own servers or a cloud other than AWS. Parler filed suit against Amazon in federal district court in an attempt to stop Amazon from suspending Parler's account, and Amazon pushed back, requesting that the court deny Parler's motion. Large AWS customers can sign up for more extensive agreements, which allow more customers time to get into compliance if they wind up breaking rules. Parler recognized the drawbacks of being beholden to a cloud provider, but ultimately, the flexibility clouds offer was too appealing to ignore.

cnbc.com

Okta CEO says Parler was 'not even trying' to suppress terrorist threats

Screenshots of the Parler app viewed by CNBC show users had posted references to firing squads, along with calls to bring weapons to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden next week. Okta's action came shortly after Amazon Web Services announced it would no longer provide cloud services to Parler, citing "violent content" on the platform platform that violated AWS' terms of service. In response, Parler sued Amazon and accused the Seattle-based company of violating antitrust laws. Google and Apple also have removed the Parler app from their app stores. Eschewing a similar stance to McKinnon, Apple said Parler failed to take "adequate measures to address the proliferation" of threats on its platform.

cnbc.com

Tim Cook says Apple's $100 million racial equity initiative is "about giving people opportunity"

Tech giant Apple is spending $100 million to expand opportunities for communities of color in technology and entrepreneurship. "Think of it as an innovation hub and we'll work on things from coding, to machine learning, to creativity, to entertainment arts," Cook said. As for Vice President Lisa Jackson, she first served as President Obama's EPA administrator before coming to Apple in 2013. "The first ever, in the United States, app developer academy," Jackson revealed, aimed at giving "some extra lift to Black and brown developers." "We have terms of service for our app store, and some of those terms of service he's in violation of."

cbsnews.com

Amazon says it repeatedly warned Parler about its violent content

Amazon is asking a federal judge to let it keep Parler offline, saying the conservative media site brushed aside appeals from the Amazon Web Services division that Parler police its violent content both before and after the Capitol insurrection. Amazon Web Services booted Parler from its cloud services just after midnight Pacific time Monday, with the site unreachable online as of 4:30 a.m. Amazon said it dropped Parler because it was not confident in the site's ability to monitor content on its platform promoting or inciting violence. Parler's refusal to moderate content resulted in a "steady increase" in violent content on the network, breaching Amazon's terms of service, AWS contended. In its complaint filed Monday, Parler contended Amazon's "decision to effectively terminate Parler's account is apparently motivated by political animus.

cbsnews.com

Amazon says it's been flagging violent posts to Parler since November

Amazon defended its decision to drop Parler from its web hosting service in response to a lawsuit filed by the social media app earlier this week. In court filings late Tuesday, Amazon said it flagged dozens of pieces of violent content to the social media app starting in November. Amazon pulled the plug on Parler, a social media app popular with Trump supporters, last week in the wake of the deadly U.S. Capitol riot. Parler filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Monday, accusing Amazon of breaching its contract and breaking antitrust laws. In some Parler posts, users made threats to "burn down Amazon delivery trucks" and Apple stores, as well as "seize Amazon's servers."

cnbc.com

Right-wing social network Parler sues Amazon for pulling the plug

Right-wing social network Parler sues Amazon for pulling the plug The right-wing social network Parler is suing Amazon after it removed Parler from its web hosting service following last week's attack on the Capitol. New York Times technology reporter Davey Alba joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the lawsuit and the trove of user information that was downloaded before the site went dark.

cbsnews.com

Apple CEO Tim Cook says Trump should answer for his part in Capitol Hill violence

Apple CEO Tim Cook says Trump should answer for his part in Capitol Hill violence Apple removed the social media app Parler, popular with the far right, from its app store over the weekend. Apple CEO Tim Cook says the platform violated Apple's terms of service by not adequately monitoring posts that incite violence. "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King spoke with Cook about the assault on the Capitol and asked him what needs to happen next.

cbsnews.com

Parler, free speech and the role of big tech

HOUSTON โ€“ After a steady rise in popularity, the social media site Parler disappeared over the course of a weekend. Many media analysts view what happened to the site as a test case for shaping what role big tech may play in policing speech on the internet. Parler was founded in 2018 but exploded in popularity in the run-up to the 2020 election. Laster said she is uncomfortable with large tech companies involved in decisions on what is allowed speech. However, KPRC 2 Legal Analyst Brian Wice said free speech only applies to the government, not private business.

Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siege

Though stripped of his Twitter account for inciting rebellion, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. Amazon kicked Parler off its web-hosting service, and the social media app promptly sued to get back online, telling a federal judge that the tech giant had breached its contract and abused its market power. It was a roller coaster of activity for Parler, a 2-year-old magnet for the far right that welcomed a surge of new users. 1 free app on iPhones late last week after Facebook, Twitter and other mainstream social media platforms silenced President Donald Trumpโ€™s accounts over comments that seemed to incite Wednesdayโ€™s violent insurrection. Organizers of pro-Trump forces are already regrouping in other forums, such as the conservative-friendly social media site Gab, as new actions are planned ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone

Though stripped of his Twitter account for inciting rebellion, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)BOSTON โ€“ President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supportersโ€™ siege on the U.S. Capitol. Still, Parler might be attractive to Trump since it's where his sons Eric and Don Jr. are already active. Losing Amazon Web Services will mean Parler needs to scramble to find another web host, in addition to the re-engineering. First, there may be an accelerated splintering of the social media world along ideological lines.

The rising popularity of Parler

HOUSTON โ€“ The social media platform Parler has been gaining in popularity since the summer but shot to the top of Android and Apple stores in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election. In a statement issued on Parler, Rebekah Mercer stated her father has no involvement in the social media site. That someone is Parler, a beacon to all who value their liberty, free speech, and personal privacy,โ€ Mercer wrote. You can also find Prager U, OANN and NEWSMAX feeds on the Parler platform. Chair of Communication Studies at Texas Southern University, Dr. Toniesha Taylor said, just like news media, social media sites labeled either conservative or liberal only further fractures the national discussion.

Parler: What you need to know about the social media platform touting no censorship

Hereโ€™s a breakdown of what we know and donโ€™t know yet about the social media platform. Parler is people and privacy-focused, and gives you the tools you need to curate your Parler experience.โ€Parler's homepage, as of Nov. 10, 2020. Trump supporters and right-wing conservatives have flocked to Parler since the election as many say they believe mainstream social media platforms have unfairly censored their views. The platform has since become a common post on peopleโ€™s social media pages with messages or simply the logo telling people that theyโ€™re migrating to Parler from mainstream social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Millions of people are on the social media platform now with accounts like Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruzโ€™s page reportedly garnering more than 3 million, Fox host Sean Hannity with 2.5 million and Eric Trump with 1.4 million.

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