Parler is Back Online After a Month of Downtime

DannyB writes:

Parler is back online after a month of downtime:

The alternative social network Parler has reopened after a month offline. The company announced in a press release that the site is now accessible for users with existing accounts and will accept new signups starting next week. It's also announced a new interim CEO: Mark Meckler, who previously cofounded the right-wing group Tea Party Patriots.

[...] Old Parler user accounts have been restored, but old "parleys" - the site's term for posts - don't appear to have carried over. Some high-profile users, like Fox News host Sean Hannity, have begun posting on the new site already. The timelines for other major accounts, like fellow host Tucker Carlson or Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), remain empty.

[...] The platform has now relaunched with what a press release calls "robust, sustainable, independent technology." Parler transferred its domain registration in January to Epik, a registrar known for providing a haven to "deplatformed" far-right-friendly sites.

[...] Apple and Google haven't restored its app to their stores, and it's still fighting an ongoing lawsuit against Amazon, where a judge appeared unsympathetic to its claims. [...] It's also under scrutiny in Congress - where House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) has requested documents on Parler's financing and operations.

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Parler announces its relaunch with Mark Meckler named as interim CEO a month after being shut down in the wake of the Capitol riots

Parler relaunches under new CEO after free-speech site was deplatformed amid Capitol riot

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