Parents should know that due to Parler’s dangerous combination of an extremist user base and almost non-existent moderation of content, hate speech, incitements to violence and disinformation about the election results are pervasive on the platform.
ParentsTogether urges all parents of children under age 18 to immediately check their kids’ phones and tablets to ensure that their children have not installed Parler. If your child has installed Parler, we strongly recommend that you delete their account and the app.
The fact that Parler does not require users to share their age or birth date during the app sign-up process makes it even more important for parents to proactively check their children’s devices.
On Parler, there are frequent posts explicitly calling for targeted political violence and civil war in response to Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
As of November 18, hashtags like #civilwar, #civilwar2 and #civilwarifnecessary had been used more than 8,000 times on Parler, representing just a small fraction of the posts calling for political violence.
Parler’s prominent users include a who’s who of white supremacists, violent extremists and conspiracy theorists, many of whom have been banned from mainstream social media platforms for their bigotry, lies and incitements to violence.
From anti-Black racism and anti-Semitism to Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry, Parler is rife with hate speech. A post from user @MarijaMandic with the text, “let’s get that stupid n***** b*tch out of the VPs office.” parentstogetheraction.org/2020/11/19/war…
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