Here's where Parler has ended up — learn the risks connected with using deplatformed apps that return to service
In mid-January, Amazon, Apple and Google ended their commercial relationships with the social media app “Parler”, citing inadequate moderation policies. Over the course of two days, Parler was removed from the App Store, the Google Play Store and Amazon Web Services (AWS). This removed both the app and the web and cloud infrastructure it relied on, effectively wiping it off the internet. Because these companies removed Parler from their platforms, this has been referred to as “deplatforming” Parler.
What does it mean to be deplatformed?
Being deplatformed isn’t the same as an app or service being completely banned from the internet, as no single company or government controls the entire Internet. Even if several companies act, they still can’t ban an app or service from the internet entirely. However, deplatforming can remove an app or service suddenly, like what happened with Parler.
But deplatformed apps and services can and do find new homes and return to service. For example, the social media app Gab was “deplatformed” in 2018 and it returned after a little over a week gone (and is still in use today). The people behind Parler have said on their website that they’re looking to return to service and have struck a deal with the company that helped Gab return to service.
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