The Parler logo on a smartphone in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US. Google and Apple Inc banned the service from their mobile app stores, blocking Android and iPhone users from downloading it from their outlets. — Bloomberg
The chief executive officer of Parler warned the social media app is likely to be shut down for longer than originally anticipated, after Amazon.com Inc, Google and others withdrew their support in the wake of rioting at the US Capitol last week.
CEO John Matze said the company has sought alternatives after it was notified by Amazon the e-commerce giant would terminate its cloud computing support at midnight Sunday. But it hasn’t been able to find other suppliers willing to step in because of the negative publicity stemming from the violence, organised in part on platforms such as Parler.
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