Far-Right Platform Parler Allowed Back On Google Store

Axios reports:

A year and a half after it was removed from Google’s Play Store, Parler, a Twitter alternative that attracts conservatives, has returned to the showcase for Android apps. Google removed Parler following the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, which was incited by misinformation and violent speech online.

Beginning Friday, Parler will be available for download in Google’s Play Store, in addition to Apple’s App Store, where it was brought back in April 2021.

The app is being reinstated in response to a slew of measures Parler has taken to moderate the content on its app, including allowing users to block and report other users and actively monitoring content for things like violent speech.

Read the full article. Dozens of Capitol rioters were nabbed thanks to their boasting posts on Parler.

A year and a half after it was removed from Google’s Play Store, Parler, a Twitter alternative that attracts conservatives, has returned to the showcase for Android apps. https://t.co/ry5EJAgV9z

— Axios (@axios) September 2, 2022