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Parler is back
SHARYL ATTKISSON ^ | FEBRUARY 15, 2021 | SHARYL ATTKISSON

Posted on 02/15/2021 10:05:40 AM PST by Hojczyk

The following is a news analysis.

Parler is a Twitter option that promises not to censor legal speech for political reasons, as other social media companies are doing.

As such, it has been a target of coordinated attacks.

For example, propagandists in media have tried to link Parler to the Capitol attacks, even though both left wing and right wing activists involved communicated widely on Facebook and Twitter.

The Wikipedia description entered by agenda editors and propagandists borders on the ridiculous:

There are also efforts to link Parler to "The Russians!" even though it was Facebook that the Russians used, according to analysts, to try to sway the 2016 election.

Defenders of Parler say they expect the attacks to continue, particularly because the platform welcomes free speech that supports Donald Trump and opines about possible election fraud.

It also welcomes speech that opposes Trump and denies election fraud.

It's sort of like being in America, again.

My professional account on Facebook is also down throttled. I only have about 55,000 followers after many years, but originally a post would still easily get 10,000 views. Today, many of my posts sit idle with the metric of "0" people seeing it.

In contrast, Parler doesn't manipulate follower numbers or reach. And it's easy to see what happens on an unrestricted platform like that.

In just a few weeks, I amassed over 1 million followers on Parler, compared to the under 300,000 on Twitter in 15 years.

The exact same post that gets a few thousand views on Twitter gets 100,000 views on Parler.

Find me on Parler today.

https://parler.com/profile/SharylAttkisson/posts

I'm also on Gab.

https://gab.com/SharylAttkisson

(Excerpt) Read more at sharylattkisson.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: 4ththread; didyousearch; parler; yawn
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1 posted on 02/15/2021 10:05:40 AM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Parler is not back.


2 posted on 02/15/2021 10:09:55 AM PST by Revel
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To: Hojczyk

I read this article earlier on another site & was pretty amazed at the difference in numbers between Parler/Gab & Twitter/Facebook due to the “down throttling of Sharyl’s viewers/followers. You know it’s happening, but to see actual number for someone like Sharyl is eye-opening.

Thanks for posting - the story of Sharyl’s experience (and it’s the same for others, if not worse) needs to get OUT past/despite the ‘down throttling’ and censorship!


3 posted on 02/15/2021 10:10:59 AM PST by Qiviut (2020 Election steal result: We are beginning our "40 years of wandering in the Wilderness".)
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To: Revel

It just opened on my PC when I tried.


4 posted on 02/15/2021 10:11:28 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Hojczyk

I don’t know what she means by “back”.

I guess the website is up, but here’s the first message that I see when I go to Parler.com today:


Technical Difficulties

Now seems like the right time to remind you all — both lovers and haters — why we started this platform. We believe privacy is paramount and free speech essential, especially on social media. Our aim has always been to provide a nonpartisan public square where individuals can enjoy and exercise their rights to both.

We will resolve any challenge before us and plan to welcome all of you back soon. We will not let civil discourse perish!


5 posted on 02/15/2021 10:11:30 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Hojczyk

For example, propagandists in media have tried to link Parler to the Capitol attacks, even though both left wing and right wing activists involved communicated widely on Facebook and Twitter.

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One day they will make it stick, I suspect.
If they can besmirch parler that much after it was probably mostly on other services, just wait for the day that there’s a school shooting or mass murder or riot that goes more exclusively through parler.

It doesn’t matter that James Hodgkinson trying to shoot up congress (at a ballfield though, so I guess it’s okay) didn’t get stuck on Bernie Sanders who he openly supported or on Facebook where he ranted his politics. Everyone knows it’s all targeted on the right. Half the people wont admit it.


6 posted on 02/15/2021 10:14:08 AM PST by z3n
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To: Revel

Parler is not back.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

This works:

https://parler.com/profile/SharylAttkisson/posts

Main site for signing up & logging in is back up.

https://parler.com/auth/access


7 posted on 02/15/2021 10:14:14 AM PST by Qiviut (2020 Election steal result: We are beginning our "40 years of wandering in the Wilderness".)
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To: Travis McGee

https://parler.com/profile/SharylAttkisson/posts

I get 404 file not found.

If I just go to the website home page then I get an old splash screen and nothing more.


8 posted on 02/15/2021 10:16:05 AM PST by Revel
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To: Hojczyk
"Find me on Parler today."

What are you wearing?😎


9 posted on 02/15/2021 10:17:59 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Hojczyk

I have the app on my iPhone. Should I be expecting that to start working or should I just delete the app and use a browser?


10 posted on 02/15/2021 10:18:44 AM PST by Stingray51 ( )
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To: Stingray51

I have the app on my iPhone. Should I be expecting that to start working or should I just delete the app and use a browser?

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I suspect you’d have to reload the App. If that doesn’t work then just use it through the browser for now. The old App probably has all the outdated connection settings.


11 posted on 02/15/2021 10:20:13 AM PST by z3n
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To: Qiviut

Can you give a link to said article please. :)


12 posted on 02/15/2021 10:28:09 AM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: Qiviut

Oops. Just waking up. I see this IS the article lol. Sometimes I race to comments if I get the overview from the article. My overview was Parler is back. But I can see this article is about Sharyl and her followers/viewers.


13 posted on 02/15/2021 10:30:27 AM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: z3n

I forgot my password. This is going to take forever


14 posted on 02/15/2021 10:32:19 AM PST by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: z3n

No app on App Store for Parler...BUTT there is an app Parlor, be aware!


15 posted on 02/15/2021 10:37:31 AM PST by apostoli (“Violence has no place...” Then stop re-naming our streets after people that burn down cities!)
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To: Stingray51

I have the app on my phone and I just had to log in again and it’s working.


16 posted on 02/15/2021 10:41:28 AM PST by cantfindagoodscreenname (I really hate not knowing what was said in the deleted posts....)
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To: Hojczyk

This site can’t be reachedCheck if there is a typo in parler.com.
If spelling is correct, try running Windows Network Diagnostics.
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN


17 posted on 02/15/2021 10:49:29 AM PST by conservative98
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To: Revel

“ Parler is not back.”
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Yeh, I read earlier this that it was up. But, when I tried it got an error. Was wondering if I should delete my app icon and load straight off the internet.


18 posted on 02/15/2021 10:53:19 AM PST by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: Revel

It IS back.
No problem whatsoever getting back on.


19 posted on 02/15/2021 10:53:56 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: conservative98

Microsoft edge:
Hmmm… can’t reach this pagewww.parler.com’s server IP address could not be found.
Did you mean http://parker.com/?
Search the web for parler
ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED

Google Chrome:
This site can’t be reachedCheck if there is a typo in parler.com.
If spelling is correct, try running Windows Network Diagnostics.
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN


20 posted on 02/15/2021 10:56:32 AM PST by conservative98
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