It has been quite the bumpy ride for free speech on social media over the past several weeks.
With Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat banning the president of the United States from their platforms, to the nasty, unfair takedown of Parler.com from both the Apple and Google app stores and Amazon Web Services, it’s no wonder that conservatives are hungry for Parler to get back online as quickly as possible.
According to the Washington Examiner, Parler CEO John Matze provided an encouraging update during a Fox News interview over the weekend, claiming that his extremely popular Twitter alternative will soon be fully operational, saying it will likely happen before February 1.
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“I’m confident that by the end of the month, we’ll be back up,” Matze said. “Every day it changes wildly, but I feel confident now. We’re making significant progress. When you go into Parler.com, it doesn’t go into the void now, it hits a server, and it returns just one piece of information.”
The last part of his statement is true. Now, when you visit Parler.com’s homepage, a simple one-page website exists with a message.
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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!
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The current homepage of #Parler pic.twitter.com/uvfhdUHkcm
— The First (@TheFirstonTV) January 18, 2021
Last week, Parler sued Amazon for de-platforming the website version of the app, which was the last remaining version of it after it was removed from Apple and Google. Attorneys for the site argued that they believe the move was politically motivated and drew comparisons to Twitter, which on any given day, one can find “violent” and “inappropriate” content on its platform.
Parler lawyers also argued the cost and resources it would take to move Parler to a new web hosting provider if banned from AWS permanently. There was an initial indication that the judge in the case would rule quickly on the matter but later indicated that she wasn’t impressed with Parler’s argument and would have to take more time to issue a ruling.
The extremely popular alternative to Twitter was increasing in size exponentially following President Donald Trump’s ban from most social media services, with many expecting that Trump would eventually join the platform, however, that never came to fruition and it’s not clear whether he’ll join once the site is operational again.
