Rep. Carolyn Maloney made the request in a letter to the FBI on Thursday
Asked for FBI investigation into social media app Parler s role in Capitol riot
Pointed to founder s Russian wife as evidence of ties to the Kremlin
Suggested Parler may be a conduit for foreign governments to finance unrest
Known investors include conservatives Dan Bongino and Rebekah Mercer
Parler remains mostly offline after Amazon suspended hosting services for the app
Company is working with Russian firm DDoS-Guard to reestablish service
Thousands of Shopify stores are selling fraudulent products or not delivering on sales.
About 21% of stores analyzed by Fakespot should get a caution or warning label.
Scammers sell dupes of popular items and attract buyers with discounts or free shipping, the report said.
About a fifth of Shopify sellers evaluated by Fakespot deserve a caution or warning sign for activities like selling fraudulent products or not delivering items.
Fakespot, an internet extension that helps protect consumers from fraudulent sellers, analyzed 124,044 of Shopify s online stores and found that 25,788 have fraudulent practices. The Fakespot data was originally reported by the Financial Times in December.
Parler to Remain on Russian Service, as It Doesn t Violate Company s Terms of Service
On 1/19/21 at 2:15 PM EST
Parler has found a permanent new home on DDoS-Guard, a Russian tech company, after Amazon booted the social networking app off its web-hosting services for its users involvement with the violent storming of the Capitol on January 6.
Parler, which has over 12 million users, came back online last week as Parler.com, after American tech giants like Amazon and Google banned the platform from their services. It remains down as a social network.
On Tuesday, DDoS-Guard defended providing services to Parler, saying that the site does not violate the company s terms of services.
Proud Boys, other fringe groups find refuge - and money - on Christian fundraising website
Amy Brittain and David Willman, The Washington Post
Jan. 18, 2021
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Henry Enrique Tarrio had already publicized his plans to participate in the Jan. 6 Stop the Steal rally. The 36-year-old Miami resident and national chairman of the Proud Boys posted on social media that he would direct small teams of his far-right group with a history of violence to wear black and fan out across Washington.
But when he arrived in D.C. on Jan. 4 ahead of the scheduled demonstrations, he said, 15 cop cars swarmed his Honda Crosstour soon after he passed through the Third Street Tunnel. Tarrio was wanted on a misdemeanor charge from December accusing him of setting fire to a historic Black church s Black Lives Matter banner.