Parler CEO John Matze Terminated by Board, Report Suggests

Last month, the social media platform, which maintained a strong commitment to free speech, was cut off by Amazon Web Services. The latter claimed that Parler had failed to moderate “violent content” posted by its users.

Parler has terminated CEO John Matze, Fox News reported, citing a memo he sent to staffers.

He said that over the past few months he has faced “constant resistance” to his original vision of the platform and to his belief in free speech amid Amazon cracking down on the company.

The website of the social media platform Parler is displayed in Berlin, Jan. 10, 2021. The platform’s logo is on a screen in the background. The conservative-friendly social network Parler was booted off the internet Monday, Jan. 11, over ties to last week’s siege on the U.S. Capitol, but not before hackers made off with an archive of its posts, including any that might have helped organize or document the riot.

The platform started growing in popularity after the ban of now ex-US President Donald Trump on Twitter, as multiple users left the network for Parler.

Parler has been down since the Amazon Web Services demarche. According to reports by Insider, at least six major providers have refused to host the platform since then. After the Amazon move, Apple and Google deleted Parler from their app stores, claiming that the microblogging platform was failing to moderate “violent content” amid clashes on Capitol Hill on 6 January.

On 10 January, Amazon announced the suspension of Parler from its web hosting services, citing a “very real risk to public safety”, after the media claimed that the protesters at the Capitol had used Parler to coordinate their actions.

Parler’s relaunch, originally set for the beginning of February, was delayed. Now it is displayed as only a static page, informing users about the current state of the platform.

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