A few minutes after the news that Apple gave Parler, the social network favored by conservatives and extremists, an ultimatum to implement a complete moderation plan for its platform in the next 24 hours or face expulsion from the App Store, Twitter permanently banned Donald Trump. Parler is down and users cannot log in, according to tweets that arrive Friday afternoon.
Twitter users were still absorbing the wonderful news of Trump’s suspension when users who also have Parler accounts shared images that showed they could not access their feeds.
Parler is basically blocked now pic.twitter.com/AqtHqgq4NL
– sarah emerson (@SarahNEmerson) January 8, 2021
With the loss of his Twitter platform and Parler’s potential disappearing forever, it remains to be seen how Trump will be able to communicate with his fan base.
How will Trump counter the devastating Twitter scam during the digital “Trial by Combat”? The same as losing judgments in real life?
– SupremeForeignMeddler (@ForeignMeddler) January 8, 2021
Parler can be overhauled if they follow Apple’s strict guidelines.
Parler is down and Apple gave Parler 24 hours to ‘Improve Moderation’ or they were banned from the App Store https://t.co/I1JpakRG7I
– Boing Boing (@BoingBoing) January 9, 2021
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