The #Parler meltdown, a timeline:
Nov 13: I exposed opaque funding and Matze’s Russia ties
Nov 14: WSJ exposes Rebekah Mercer as funder and co-founder
Jan 6: Parler used to organize and amplify insurrection
Jan 8-9: Google and Apple remove app from stores
Jan 11: Amazon AWS terminates hosting; researchers harvest data
Jan 17: Parler puts up static page on Epik/DDOS Guard/Russian IP
Jan 21: House Oversight Chairwoman Maloney asks FBI to investigate Parler, its funding, and Matze’s Russia ties
Jan 29: Mercer + board fire Matze
Feb 3: Matze reveals he has been fired; Bongino denies, incorrectly
Even if it can somehow get back online, it will never be a viable company without implementing real moderation practices. Mercer seems intent not to do so. Parler is, without a serious upheaval, over.
And in case you missed this news.
usatoday.com/story/tech/202…
Here's the Nov 13 thread that kicked things off...
And now House Oversight's @RepMaloney has asked for even more documentation from #Parler.
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