Social media Parler gets server back online
Mark Meckler, the interim CEO of social media Parler, told Just The News on Monday (Feb. 15) that the company has moved to a new server. He said the platform’s 20 million users could log back into the platform Monday using their old accounts. New users should be able to sign up to use the site in about a week’s Time. As of 10 a.m. on the 15th, some users were reporting that the Parler site was accessible via desktop.
In an interview, Meckler said, “We’re off the big tech platforms so we can think we’re safe and secure for the future.” According to him, “Parler was created to provide a social media platform that protects free speech and values privacy and civil discourse. When Parler was taken offline in January by those who wanted to silence tens of millions of Americans, our team came together determined to fulfill our commitment to a highly engaged community, and we are returning stronger than ever. We are excited to welcome everyone back.”
Meckler was tapped as the company’s interim CEO after John Matze, the former CEO who made the pro-Trump comments, was fired from the company a few weeks ago.
In the wake of the Nov. 3 election, the conservative social platform Parler saw a huge spike in users, with many moving away from Facebook, Twitter and other mainstream social media platforms because of concerns about censorship. The move comes weeks after Parler came under a combined crackdown from U.S. tech giants, with Amazon terminating its hosting agreement with the company.
Parler filed a lawsuit against Amazon last month, arguing that the company violated antitrust laws and colluded with other big tech companies to de-platform the site. The company said in a court filing that Amazon’s main concern was whether Trump would move to the parler platform, rather than whether parler was allegedly violating the law.
At the same time, Twitter Inc. also took operational losses for cracking down on dissident users, with the business shutting down accounts where Trump had more than 88 million followers in 2021 and blocking many accounts that posted pro-investigation election comments.
Twitter announced last Wednesday that the business had a net loss of $1.14 billion in 2020, with a net margin of -31%, compared to net income of $147 million in 2019, with a net margin of 42%, due to various reasons including the Epidemic.
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