Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he won’t start Senate meetings early to begin impeaching the president; President Donald Trump again condemns the violence at the Capitol and calls for peace over the coming days; and Parler’s CEO says the app may not return—but he’s optimistic that it will.
Parler CEO Says Company Being Held to Different Standard Than Twitter, Facebook
Parler is being held to a different standard than Twitter and Facebook, its CEO told The Epoch Times. “The standards that we’re held to are higher than that of Facebook and Twitter. And that is wrong, because that is giving preferential treatment to some clients and some customers and not others. And then abruptly terminating…
Parler Being Held to Different Standard Than Twitter, Facebook, CEO Says
The social networking service Parler, which was taken offline following the U.S. Capitol breach, is being held to a different standard than Twitter and Facebook, its CEO told The Epoch Times. “The standards that we’re held to are higher than that of Facebook and Twitter,” John Matze told The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” program. “And that is wrong,…
Parler CEO Says Company ‘Rebuilding From Scratch,’ Will Be ‘Back Soon’
Parler is being forced to rebuild “from scratch” but plans to be back soon, its CEO told The Epoch Times. “We will be back soon. It might take a week, it might take a day, it might take two weeks, but we will be back eventually. And when we’re back we’ll be stronger, and we’ll…
Parler CEO Does Not Know When Social Media App Will Return
Parler founder and CEO John Matze said that he is uncertain whether his social media platform, which was taken offline following the U.S. Capitol breach, would make a return. Speaking to Reuters, Matze said the future of Parler, which has attracted a large following of classical liberal and conservative-leaning users, is still up in the air…
‘Beginning of the End for Twitter’: As Tech Giant’s Share Price Tumbles
January 13, 2021
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Twitter users are voting with their feet in response to the tech giant’s ban on U.S. President Trump’s account, which could usher in the end of the “free speech wing of the free-speech party,” according to one federal member of Parliament. Meanwhile, one expert says Twitter’s decision was a commercial one, with the tech giant…
Parler Files Response in Lawsuit Against Amazon, Says AWS Only Concerned With Silencing Trump
Parler filed a response to Amazon Web Services on Wednesday in its lawsuit against the Seattle-based retail giant, arguing that a representative with Amazon didn’t care about the content moderation, but was only concerned with allegedly silencing President Donald Trump. It came after Amazon Web Services (AWS) said in court that the company displayed an “unwillingness and…
Regulate Social Media Like Public Utilities
January 13, 2021
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Commentary Democracy took a big blow when Twitter shut down President Donald Trump’s accounts and Google and Amazon ousted Parler, a site favored by millions of conservatives. Big Tech, which is run by the left, is robbing Americans of their right to communicate freely and exchange ideas. The nation’s founders worried that the government would…
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The House passes a resolution to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment—and moves forward with plans to impeach the president; YouTube announces it is suspending President Donald Trump’s account; and social media platform Parler fights censorship in an effort to restore free speech.
Amazon Responds to Parler Lawsuit, Claims Case ‘Is Not About Suppressing Speech or Stifling Viewpoints’
Amazon, in response to a lawsuit filed by upstart social media platform Parler, asserted that the company displayed an “unwillingness and inability” to remove violent content after its Monday morning suspension from Amazon Web Services. “This case is not about suppressing speech or stifling viewpoints. It is not about a conspiracy to restrain trade,” Amazon…
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