Conservative social media platform Parler back online

The social media platform Parler is back after it was suspended by Amazon Web Services one month ago.

The Parler app. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

Conservative social media platform Parler is back online with a redesigned website after it was suspended by Amazon Web Services one month ago.
A post on the platform from Parler’s own account welcomed users back followed by the statement: “We will not be cancelled.”

The site’s homepage also read: “Speak freely and express yourself openly, without fear of being ‘deplatformed’ for your views.”

Parler’s logo.

The decision by Amazon, Apple and Google to blacklist Parler forced it offline in January. Apple and Google both withdrew support for the Parler app, while Amazon said it was withdrawing its server support offered through Amazon Web Services.

Now, the app appears to be back online with a redesigned logo and links to a set of community guidelines that says the company “will not knowingly allow itself to be used as a tool for crime, civil torts, or other unlawful acts.”

Parler’s new hosting provider has “hateful material” banned in their terms of service.

Whatever that means.

Not your servers, not your TOS, not free speech. pic.twitter.com/PrIAvb940V

— Gab.com (@getongab) February 15, 2021

Before shutting down, Parler issued a statement to its supporters under the heading “technical difficulties”.

“Now it seems like the right time to remind you all – both lovers and haters – why we started this platform,” it read.

“We believe privacy is paramount and free speech is 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!”