A second digital giant will no longer offer the conservative social network Parler on its online store. On Saturday, Apple justified its decision by the profusion of “threats of violence and illegal activities”. “Parler has not taken adequate measures to combat the proliferation of these threats to the security of persons,” the group said in a message to Agence France-Presse. Apple will not reinstate Parler “until they fix these issues.”
The day before, Google had made a similar decision. Messages of support for the rioters who burst into the Capitol on Wednesday flourished in particular after the events on the social network, which has gained many followers in recent months. On Saturday, the app was the most downloaded on the App Store, before it was suspended. Many fans of the US president have indeed flocked to conservative platforms such as Parler or Gab following the decision taken by Twitter to permanently close Donald Trump’s account.
The app still available for some users
Other mainstream networks like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitch have also suspended the profile of the tenant of the White House after the events of Wednesday. The decisions of Apple and Google make it more difficult to access Talk for owners of mobile devices running Apple’s iOS operating system or Google’s Android operating system. However, users can still access the app if they had already downloaded it or the social network directly on the Internet.
The boss of Parler, John Matze, lamented on his account that Apple prohibits the social network “until we abandon freedom of expression, that we put in place very broad (moderation) policies and invasives like Twitter and Facebook and that we become a monitoring platform by judging in advance the users of Parler ”. But the group has “many options,” assured John Matze. The social network Parler was especially in its beginnings, in 2018, the prerogative of extremist fringes, but now attracts more traditional conservative voices, including Republican parliamentarians. Like other alternative platforms, Parler regulates disinformation and hate speech less than established networks.
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