More than four months after being banned from Apple's application downloads platform, the social network Parler, popular with American conservatives and those close to Donald Trump, has been accessible again on the App Store since Monday.
The application was banned on January 9 by the Californian group which accused it of having spread messages of incitement to hatred and violence during the invasion of the Capitol in Washington on January 6.
A crowd of supporters of Donald Trump then invaded the seat of the United States Congress to protest against the certification of the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election of November 2020.
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The re-authorization of Speaking had been confirmed by Apple last month, the Apple brand having then indicated that the social network had "
offered updates in terms of content moderation
".
For his part, Parler said on Monday that he had provided "
compelling evidence to Congress and the general public that, in light of his efforts to warn law enforcement agencies of serious threats and incitement to violence by January 6, , the pillorying and the ban on Talking were deeply unfair
”.
Over 20 million users
Before his ouster from Apple and Google's online stores, Parler, who calls himself an “
impartial social network
” and a true defender of freedom of expression, claimed more than 20 million users. According to the
Washington Post
, the new version of the application available on the App Store uses artificial intelligence tools to filter out hateful content. However, these publications remain visible outside of iOS, Apple's mobile operating system, says the American daily: members of the network can see them on the Parler website or on the application downloaded from other platforms. than that of Apple. Asked about this, Parler did not confirm this information.
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The company also announced Monday that George Farmer, its current COO, will become CEO replacing Mark Meckler.
In a statement, George Farmer claimed that "
Parler started out as a small startup, which differed from its Big Tech rivals through its commitment to the free market of ideas in the true tradition of the First Amendment
" of the Constitution. America that protects freedom of expression.
