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Controversial social network Parler announces re-launch after being forced offline in January
Amazon s web hosting service had pulled Parler for incitements to violence on the platform AFP/Olivier DOULIERY
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BOSTON: The right-wing friendly social network Parler, which was forced offline following the Jan 6 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, says it is re-launching.
The Twitter alternative has been struggling to return online since Amazon stripped it of web-hosting service on Jan 11 over its unwillingness to remove posts inciting violence. Google and Apple removed Parler’s app from their online stores for the same reason.
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