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Google and Apple removed the contentious social media app Parler from their mobile app centers in 2021, not long after the January 6 rioting at the US Capitol that left five people dead and numerous others injured. Amazon Web Services (AWS) terminated the service’s web hosting shortly after the app was taken down from the Play Store and App Store. However, it appears that things are shifting for the app’s creators now that Parler has made an official return to the Google Play Store.
According to Axios, Parler improved content monitoring on its platform before making the reinstatement. Notably, Apple reinstated Parler on the Software Store a few months after it had banned the iOS/iPadOS versions of the app in January.
Nevertheless, this is the app’s first appearance on the Play Store since its suspension in January of last year. Parler was still accessible to Android customers who downloaded the app from the company’s website. Thousands of users also mistakenly downloaded the Parlor app, which has a similar name, instead of this one.
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Google and Apple removed the contentious social media app Parler from their mobile app centers in 2021, not long after the January 6 rioting at the US Capitol that left five people dead and numerous others injured. Amazon Web Services (AWS) terminated the service’s web hosting shortly after the app was taken down from the Play Store and App Store. However, it appears that things are shifting for the app’s creators now that Parler has made an official return to the Google Play Store.
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According to Axios, Parler improved content monitoring on its platform before making the reinstatement. Notably, Apple reinstated Parler on the Software Store a few months after it had banned the iOS/iPadOS versions of the app in January.
Nevertheless, this is the app’s first appearance on the Play Store since its suspension in January of last year. Parler was still accessible to Android customers who downloaded the app from the company’s website. Thousands of users also mistakenly downloaded the Parlor app, which has a similar name, instead of this one.
According to Parler’s updated Play Store listing, the Android app now has “all the same functionality available on iOs (sic).” Parler promises to enhance content control while also enabling users to block and report other accounts.
This is undoubtedly a success for the app, which is well-known for serving as a social hub for the political right. Its popularity has declined over the previous 18 months, partly as a result of its contribution to the Capitol riots on January 6 and the ensuing restrictions on its use.
As long as they conform to the Google Play developer regulations, apps are permitted to return to the Play Store, a Google representative told Axios, adding that “strong moderation methods” are required for apps that feature user-generated content.
After being banned from Twitter following the events of January 6, former president Donald Trump’s social network Truth Social entered the picture. Currently, the service is only available to iOS and web users, but an Android app is allegedly in the works. According to a source quoted by Axios, the Truth Social team is coming up with a plan to enter the Play Store by altering its moderation policies.
James William
