After Twitter and Facebook suspended President Donald Trump from its platforms, Google has blocked the messaging and social network app Parler from its store.The company cited the “urgent public safety threat” in restricting Parler, a 2-year-old, more freewheeling alternative to Twitter, that has become increasingly popular among the president’s most ardent supporters. Many have used the forum to spread falsehoods and hateful comments.outed as a free-speech alternative.Google said in a statement that it reminded Parler in recent months of its policies requiring apps with user-generated content to remove “egregious content like posts that incite violence.”A Google spokesperson told reports in a statement that the app is being suspended until it addresses issues.Video: Leaders reflect on deadly violence at Capitol and respondMany users of the app also reported issues trying to access it.Apple has issued Parler a similar warning and given it 24 hours to fix things. Parler CEO John Matze said in a post that the company “won’t cave to politically motivated companies and those authoritarians who hate free speech.”The Associated Press contributed to this report.
After Twitter and Facebook suspended President Donald Trump from its platforms, Google has blocked the messaging and social network app Parler from its store.
The company cited the “urgent public safety threat” in restricting Parler, a 2-year-old, more freewheeling alternative to Twitter, that has become increasingly popular among the president’s most ardent supporters. Many have used the forum to spread falsehoods and hateful comments.outed as a free-speech alternative.
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Google said in a statement that it reminded Parler in recent months of its policies requiring apps with user-generated content to remove “egregious content like posts that incite violence.”
A Google spokesperson told reports in a statement that the app is being suspended until it addresses issues.
Video: Leaders reflect on deadly violence at Capitol and respond
Many users of the app also reported issues trying to access it.
Apple has issued Parler a similar warning and given it 24 hours to fix things. Parler CEO John Matze said in a post that the company “won’t cave to politically motivated companies and those authoritarians who hate free speech.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
