UPDATE: Jan. 9, 2021, 7:50 p.m. EST Apple has announced it has suspended Parler, after the app failed to take "adequate measures to address the proliferation of these threats to people’s safety." According to a statement to BuzzFeed News, Apple also said, "We have suspended Parler from the App Store until they resolve these issues."
Google Play is pulling Parler, a social platform popular with far-right extremists and conservatives, from its app store until Parler addresses content moderation concerns.
In a statement on Friday afternoon, Google noted that its policies require that apps listed on the Google Play app store have and enforce content moderation policies. Parler is known for its lack of content moderation, which is why it's gained a sizable user base of far-right conservatives who were banned from other social media sites like Twitter or Facebook. Read more...
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