Posted on 01/21/2021 7:59:14 PM PST by RandFan
Parler, the social network favored by conservatives and Donald Trump supporters, shared messages of support from Fox News host Sean Hannity and Senator Rand Paul on Wednesday as it continued to fight for survival.
The main platform remains offline as of Thursday morning after its account with hosting giant Amazon Web Services was suspended last Monday for its alleged failure to adequately moderate extreme posts from its 12 million-strong user base.
The company's mobile apps were pulled offline by Apple and Google last weekend and only a static web page remains, kept online by Russian firm DDoS-Guard.
Despite the full social network being offline, the Parler domain is still being used to post sporadic updates from its leadership, including CEO John Matze, and high-profile supporters such as the Fox media personality and the Republican lawmaker.
A message on the website attributed to Hannity, timestamped as Wednesday, said: "I've spent my entire career fighting for free speech, even for those I strongly disagree with. We stand with Parler in the fight for free and open dialogue."
The post from Sen. Paul characterized the network's removal as an attack on free speech by "big tech," a term often used to describe companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Google.
"Competition is the surest means to preserving free speech. Everyone, left and right, should be horrified at Big Tech's attempt to stamp out speech. I wish Parler and all other innovators success in keeping the marketplace of ideas open and uncensored," read the comment attributed to Sen. Paul, also timestamped as Wednesday, January 20.
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Ironic isn’t it, we need the Russians again to fight the Nazis.
I think he’s going to sell out before this is over.
Real simple, Parler needs servers, big and fast.
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If they are Russian or Ukrainian.....be sure to wave hello at the NSA on your way by.
Rand Paul...that’s rich. He votes to disenfranchise the vote of every Trump supporter, but is now concerned about free speech? I joined Parler in June, and followed Paul until January 6th. Parler was my first social media site, and then I moved to Gab when Parler was taken down, but I’ve hardly been on the site because the same $hit gets reposted all the time. I’m going to wait to see if President Trump what President Trump does in regards to social media.
You beat me to it. Rand has the politician thing down pat.
He will smile while he shakes your hand and plunges the dagger in your back with the other, and take your wallet out of your pocket before you hit the ground.
A House oversight committee is demanding that the FBI investigate Parler for possible infiltration by Russian operatives trying to stir up trouble. The evidence? The head of Parler is married to a Russian.
How soon will it be before we hear “Moscow Hannity” and “Moscow Rand”?
...and Mitch McConnell married a Chinese woman. Do they really want to go there?
What an utter clueless statement.
And Rand is among the best 5 to 10 US Senators...
Swamp reptiles indeed.
I’m not much concerned. I think Parler was authorized dissent.
Hope it makes it thoughm but I plan to abandon my participation there.
I watched the Senate close for two years. Exactly one senator struck me as honest, and most people here reject Jefferson Sessions.
Jim DeMint was a distant second.
Congress is an elite globalist class selling out the US, while voicing that this is not a sellout.
Hawley appears to be #1 at the moment.
I read that 2022 has 22 v 11 Gopeers up.
I can easily pick 11 of the 22 to cull.
you mean... a communist spy!
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And, what about all of the other “friendly to conservatives” social networking sites?
There was a radio police drama (in the 50s, maybe?) called "Racket Squad" about fraudsters being caught. The announcer would close out the program saying "Remember, there are people who will pat you on the back with one hand and steal your wallet with the other".
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