Article 5CYCW Revealed: Tory MPs and commentators who joined banned app Parler

Revealed: Tory MPs and commentators who joined banned app Parler

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Mark Townsend
from Technology | The Guardian on (#5CYCW)

Nadine Dorries, James Cleverly and Michael Gove joined the platform favoured by Trump supporters

At least 14 Conservative MPs, including several ministers, cabinet minister Michael Gove and a number of prominent Tory commentators joined Parler, the social media platform favoured by the far right that was forced offline last week for hosting threats of violence and racist slurs.

Parler was taken offline after Amazon Web Services pulled the plug last Sunday, saying violent posts and racist threats connected to the recent attack on the US Capitol violated its terms.

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