(ETH) – Apple and Google are threatening to deplatform Parler, which is a social network founded as a less moderated and more conservative-friendly alternative to Facebook and Twitter.
According to a report from The Verge, Activist group Sleeping Giants has called on both Apple and Google to ban Parler from their app stores in response to posts calling for violence against elected officials and it appears that Parler has now been given an ultimatum to set a moderation plan in place or face being removed from their app stores.
The report stated that the group posted screenshots of Parler posts calling for Vice President Mike Pence to face a firing squad and encouraging “American Patriots” to return to the capital on January 19th “carrying Our weapons.” The Verge stated: The group points out that both Google and Apple have clear rules against violent threats and moderation of content.
Apple’s App Store says apps must have “a method for filtering objectionable material from being posted” and “a mechanism to report offensive content.” Google’s Play Store bars apps that “depict or facilitate gratuitous violence or other dangerous activities,” and that “we don’t allow apps that contain or facilitate threats, harassment, or bullying.”
