OPINION (ETH) – Apple has just announced to GOP Lawmakers that they have decided to allow Parler, the pro-free speech alternative social media app back on to its iOS app store, after reportedly telling it to Republican lawmakers Monday.
Parler was previously booted from the platform days following the Jan. 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol after being accused by Apple for failing to moderate violent content on its platform.
According to TheBlaze: “Now it appears that a letter responding to an inquiry from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) about Apple’s actions toward Parler, Apple Senior Director of Government Affairs for the Americas Timothy Powderly said his company has been “engaged in substantial conversation” with Parler about bringing the app into compliance with its guidelines”.
“As a result of those conversations, Parler has proposed updates to its app and the app’s content moderation practices, and the App Review Team has informed Parler as of April 14, 2021, that its proposed update app will be approved for reinstatement to the App Store,” Powderly wrote. He went further to state that Apple expects the updated Parler app to become available as soon as Parler releases it.
