The site was not fully functional on Monday, and some users reported technical glitches as they tried to log in and refresh feeds. Parler long prided itself on allowing users “free speech” in pretty much any legal form, and regularly railed against big social media sites including Twitter and Facebook for over-moderating what users posted online. The social media site was known as a friendly spot for conservative pundits and supporters who were fed up with “censorship” on other social media apps. After it was kicked offline, the site sued Amazon for the decision and launched a static webpage where it posted periodic updates about its efforts to come back online. Matze told Axios that he advocated for Parler to adopt more automated moderating, which the big social media sites use together with human moderators to enforce their policies.

Source: Washington Post February 15, 2021 20:50 UTC