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Parler claims it was also dropped by Slack after Amazon and other tech giants cut ties with the controversial social media company

Parler CEO John Matze claimed in a lawsuit against Amazon that Sla.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 13th, 2021

Parler"s CEO John Matze is "confident" the controversial social-media platform will fully return by the end of January, after Amazon booted it offline

Parler went offline after being dropped by Amazon Web Services, and has since returned as a static webpage with a note from CEO John Matze. Parler's CEO John Matze. Fox News Parler's CEO.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 18th, 2021

Parler in limbo as it searches for new website host, after the service was banned by tech giants Apple and Amazon

Parler CEO John Matze told Fox News on Sunday that the platform would "get back online as quickly as possible." This illustration picture shows social media appli.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 11th, 2021

Amazon"s decision to sever ties with Parler might not kill the controversial social media platform

Amazon will kick Parler off its servers in the early hours of Monday morning, likely forcing the social network to temporarily go down. Amazon Web Services will kick Parler off its pla.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 10th, 2021

The Wall Street Journal: Parler files new lawsuit against Amazon, alleging anticompetitive conduct

Parler LLC has filed a new lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. as the company continues its dispute with the tech giant for ending web-hosting services for the social network......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 4th, 2021

Parler, a preferred social-media platform for the far-right, is back online with Mark Meckler as interim CEO

Parler was dropped by Amazon Web Services (AWS) on January 11 after the hosting service said it 'poses a very real risk to public safety.' Mark Meckler, an attorney, political activist, and.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytFeb 15th, 2021

House committee asks if Trump was offered a stake in Parler

A House committee investigating conservative social media site Parler on Monday demanded answers about its ownership, possible ties to Russia and whether the company offered a significant stake to former President Trump to entice him to join the platform......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 8th, 2021

The Wall Street Journal: Parler CEO John Matze says he’s been fired

Parler, a moderation-light social media platform that was forced offline last month by tech giants over how it policed its content, has fired its chief executive......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 3rd, 2021

Our Tech Minders & The Future Of Public Discourse

Our Tech Minders & The Future Of Public Discourse Authored by Edward Morse, op-ed via The Epoch Times, Both Apple and Google have deplatformed Parler, a social media app widely used as an alternative channel for group communication. Amazon.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 30th, 2021

Amazon Employees Demand Company Stop Providing Cloud Services To Parler

Some Amazon Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) workers are demanding that the company stop providing services to conservative social media platform Parler, popular among supporters of Donald Trump. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaJan 9th, 2021

Former Amazon manager claims the company racially profiles job seekers

A former Amazon.com Inc. manager says she was fired after she complained to higher-ups that her supervisor told her to scan the social media accounts of prospective hires to determine their race and gender......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 26th, 2020

Former Amazon manager claims the company racially profiles job seekers

A former Amazon.com Inc. manager says she was fired after she complained to higher-ups that her supervisor told her to scan the social media accounts of prospective hires to determine their race and gender......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 26th, 2020

Inside TikTok: A culture clash where U.S. views about censorship often were overridden by the Chinese bosses

The tensions inside TikTok's Beijing-based parent company highlight a growing challenge for the American Internet as Chinese tech giants race to expand and compete more directly with social-media firms in the West......»»

Category: topSource: washpostNov 5th, 2019

Parler, right-wing ‘free speech’ app, may soon return to iPhones, Macs

Apple said it has reached an agreement with the right-wing social app Parler that could lead to its reinstatement in the company’s app store. Apple kicked out Parler in January over ties to the deadly Jan. 6 sieg.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneApr 20th, 2021

The Wall Street Journal: Apple says it will let Parler back onto the App Store

Apple Inc. plans to make the social-media app Parler available through its App Store again, the computer and smartphone company said in a letter to lawmakers on Monday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 19th, 2021

Parler denied by Apple App Store again

Apple denied Parler attempt to get back on its App Store, dealing a blow to the right-leaning social media company......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 10th, 2021

Parler is back online, more than a month after tangle with Amazon knocked it offline

The social media site popular with Trump supporters went dark when its cloud support was cut......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 15th, 2021

Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO signals that we"re nearing the end of the founder-CEO era in Big Tech. Here"s what it means for a company when its founder takes a step back.

When it comes to the "big five" tech giants, Jeff Bezos is one of the few founders that still holds the CEO title. That's changing later this year. Getty Images Jeff Be.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 7th, 2021

Democratic Bill To Target Social Media Giants Over Failure To Police Threats

Democratic Bill To Target Social Media Giants Over Failure To Police Threats Democratic Sen. Mark Warner (VA) is set to introduce a bill which would make it easier for social media users to sue tech giants for failing to police.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 6th, 2021

Parler offered Trump"s company 40% ownership of the app to make it his go-to social media platform

Trump representatives discussed a deal with Parler where the president would post there four hours before other .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 5th, 2021

Dominion Voting tells Facebook, Parler and other social media sites to preserve posts for lawsuits

Dominion Voting’s lawyers have asked the social media companies to preserve potentially defaming posts about the company, even if they contain misinformation......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 4th, 2021