By Jeff Horwitz and Tim Higgins Alphabet Inc. s Google late Friday suspended Parler, a free-speech focused social-media network favored by conservatives, from its app store, and Apple Inc. threatened to do the same in the wake of the U.S. Capitol riot. Google said it acted because of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the U.S., which violated its requirements for sufficient moderation of egregious content for apps it distributes. A company representative said Parler would remain suspended until it addressed the issues in light of this ongoing and urgent public safety threat.
By Jeff Horwitz and Tim Higgins Alphabet Inc. s Google late Friday suspended Parler, a free-speech focused social-media network favored by conservatives, for failing to moderate incitements to violence and illegal activity, and Apple Inc. threatened to do the same. Google said it acted because of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the U.S., which violated its requirements for sufficient moderation of egregious content for apps it distributes. In light of this ongoing and urgent public safety threat, we are suspending the app s listings from the Play Store until it addresses these issues, a Google representative said.
Alphabet Inc s Google said on Tuesday it will add App Store privacy labels to applications using the iOS operating system from Apple Inc as soon as this week or by next week. . | January 27, 2021