Parler is back after going dark for a month

Parler announced that it will relaunch independently of other hosting services.  

The social media site went down in January when Amazon Web Services, which hosted Parler, suspended it for violating Amazon’s terms of service. Parler was also suspended from the Apple and Google Play app stores for its lack of content moderation, which fostered discussions openly encouraging the riot at the Capitol last month.

Parler’s lack of content moderation is what made it so popular among far-right incendiaries who were banned from other social media sites like Twitter and Facebook for violating community guidelines. Both Amazon and Apple gave Parler the chance to implement and enforce stricter moderation. Instead, Parler announced Monday that it rebuilt from scratch and is relaunching to operate independently. 

“When Parler was taken offline in January by those who de