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'''Parler''' is an [[American]] social networking service and alternative to [[Twitter]]. Its name is the [[French]] word for "to speak" (and is pronounced like "parlor"). It was founded in 2018 and based in Henderson, [[Nevada]] by John Matze and Jared Thomson.<ref>https://home.parler.com/about/</ref> The site is populated with a majority of right-leaning users, although all are welcome. Famous users include [[Candace Owens]], [[Laura Loomer]], [[Mike Lee]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Paul Joseph Watson]] and [[Roger Stone]]. In June of 2020, Parler gained many users, and more celebrities including [[Ted Cruz]], [[Rand Paul]], [[Dan Bongino]], [[Eric Trump]], and [[Donald Trump Jr.]] Parler currently has around 1,000,000 users.

'''Parler''' is an [[American]] social networking service and alternative to [[Twitter]]. Its name is the [[French]] word for "to speak" (and is pronounced like "parlor"). It was founded in 2018 and based in Henderson, [[Nevada]] by John Matze and Jared Thomson.<ref>https://home.parler.com/about/</ref> The site is populated with a majority of right-leaning users, although all are welcome. Famous users include [[Candace Owens]], [[Laura Loomer]], [[Mike Lee]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Paul Joseph Watson]] and [[Roger Stone]]. In June of 2020, Parler gained many users, and more celebrities including [[Ted Cruz]], [[Rand Paul]], [[Dan Bongino]], Eric Trump, and [[Donald Trump Jr.]] Parler currently has around 1,000,000 users.

Parler, like fellow social networking service [[Gab]], does not engage in censorship against other opinions. Because of this, Parler has been unfairly attacked by the anti-free speech [[Mainstream Media]] and [[Wikipedia]] as "far-right" and "anti-[[Islam]]", despite having over 200,000 [[Arabic]] users currently online.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/about-200000-saudi-arabian-users-suddenly-flood-parler-a-pro-trump-twitter-alternative</ref> Unfortunately, to sign up for a Parler account, a mobile phone number is needed when registering, which effectively blocks those who do not have cell phones from obtaining an account.

Parler, like fellow social networking service [[Gab]], does not engage in censorship against other opinions. Because of this, Parler has been unfairly attacked by the anti-free speech [[Mainstream Media]] and [[Wikipedia]] as "far-right" and "anti-[[Islam]]", despite having over 200,000 [[Arabic]] users currently online.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/about-200000-saudi-arabian-users-suddenly-flood-parler-a-pro-trump-twitter-alternative</ref> Unfortunately, to sign up for a Parler account, a mobile phone number is needed when registering, which effectively blocks those who do not have cell phones from obtaining an account.

== Parler returns ==

== Parler returns ==

On 15 February 2021, on or about midnight EST, Parler returned to full functionality.<ref>https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2021/02/15/news/parler-returns/</ref> Parler sits on a cluster of fully dedicated servers that  either the company controls exclusively, or another unidentified host provides. Parler had earlier reached out to Epik, which offers Web hosting and domain registration and is better known as the host of another social network, called Gab. Epik has never confirmed or denied being Parler's new host.

On 15 February 2021, on or about midnight EST, Parler returned to full functionality.<ref>https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2021/02/15/news/parler-returns/</ref> The CEO of SkySilk, Parler's new cloud hosting provider, said "SkySilk does not advocate nor condone hate, rather, it advocates the right to private judgement and rejects the role of being the judge, jury and executioner."<ref>https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3827737/parler-spurns-aws-partnering-skysilk-for-cloud-comeback</ref> The Parler app returned to Apple's App Store in May 2021 on the condition that posts labelled "hate" by the platform would be invisible to [[iPhone]] users by default.<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/22/this-week-in-apps-google-i-o-hits-and-misses-snap-goes-shopping-parler-returns-to-app-store/</ref>

Mark Meckler now holds the post of Interim CEO, while Parler searches for a permanent CEO.

Mark Meckler now holds the post of Interim CEO, while Parler searches for a permanent CEO.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9262721/Parler-announces-relaunch-Mark-Meckler-interim-CEO.html</ref>

== References ==

== References ==

* Parler official site [https://parler.com/]

* Parler official site [https://parler.com/]

* Epik official site [https://epik.com/]

* Epik official site [https://epik.com/]

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