Parler CEO John Matze Says Platform To Welcome Users In New Status Update Soon

Talking resurfaced online with a Sunday night status update from CEO John Matze to the “lovers and haters” of the alternative social media platform, noting that the company plans to welcome its users “soon”.

“Hey, is that thing on?” Wrote Matze. “It seems now is the time to remind all of you – lovers and haters – why we launched this platform. We believe privacy is paramount and freedom of speech is essential, especially on social media. . Our goal has always been to provide a non-partisan public place where individuals can enjoy and exercise their rights over both. We will resolve any challenges before us and plan to welcome you all soon. We will not let civil discourse perish! “

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The announcement comes after Parler registered their domain with the host sharing website Epik last week, following Amazon Web Services’ decision to shut down Parler for failure to moderate “blatant content” related to the January 6 riot at the Capitol.

Epik’s senior vice president of communications Robert Davis told FOX Business in an interview the company spoke to Parler after registering her domain regarding techniques she could use to improve their practices. moderation and monitoring if it returned in the future, but noted that hosting the platform had not been discussed.

Representatives for Parler and Epik did not immediately return FOX Business’s request for comment.

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Parler is suing Amazon over its decision to sever ties, claiming the move is “motivated by political animosity” and constitutes both a breach of contract and a violation of antitrust laws.

Parler’s lawyer David Groesbeck argued in a hearing Thursday that the company would suffer irreparable harm if it was forced to shut down permanently and that it was in the public interest to restore service to the platform.

“Millions of law-abiding Americans have had their voices silenced,” Groesbeck said. “There is no evidence, other than a few anecdotal press references, that Parler was involved in inciting the riots.”

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During the hearing, Amazon cited examples of violent content that it said appeared on the platform, including calls to assassinate Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, Jeff Bezos. from Amazon, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and members of the media.

Amazon attorney Ambika Doran noted that the abusive messages were only the “tip of the ice” and that it was in the public interest to deny the injunction to Speak on the basis of the events of January 6.

“The events of January 6 changed the way we think about the world. It took what was purely hypothetical and made it terribly real,” Doran said. “Amazon had every right, after this happened, with the surge in violent content on Speak, to take that into account when making the decision it made.”

Asked by Judge Barbara Rothstein if Amazon Web Services would reinstate Parler if they implemented moderation policies, Doran said there was “no reason” to believe Parler could develop an effective moderation plan in Next 30 days.

“They had been reluctant and unable to do it,” Doran said.

Rothstein said Thursday she would act “as quickly as possible” to make her decision to grant Parler a temporary restoration order.

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In addition to Amazon, Google and Apple have both suspended Talking from their respective app stores.

“We looked at the incitement to violence that existed there. And we don’t see free speech and incitement to violence as intersecting, ”Cook told host Chris Wallace on“ Fox News Sunday ”in defense of the decision.

However, Cook also noted that if Parler could “muster her moderation,” service would be restored to the App Store.

Speak, which is favored by many supporters of President Trump, claims to have over 12 million users.