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January 19, 2021
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Parler, the right-wing social network is dead, but a zombie webpage remains

Parler, the right-wing social network is dead, but a zombie webpage remains

After Amazon Web Services (AWS)  Amazon Web Services (AWS) shut down the right-wing social network Parler, Parler CEO John Matze claimed Parler will be back with “many competing for our business.” Well. No. That didn’t turn out to be the … Continue reading →

January 14, 2021
by sjvn01
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How Parler’s Data Was Harvested

Parler, the right-wing social network, is gone. Amazon Web Services (AWS) switched it off. And, Parler, as it was, isn’t coming back. Parler’s data, however, including death threats and geotagged deleted messages, had been scraped and it’s being published on numerous public websites. Here’s how it … Continue reading →

January 12, 2021
by sjvn01
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Why Parler’s revival on public cloud is complicated and unlikely

Now that Amazon Web Services has shut down Parler, will the social network rebuild elsewhere? Parler CEO John Matze says Parler will be back with “many competing for our business.” Don’t bet on it. There appears to be no major public cloud or hosting … Continue reading →