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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Vishwam Sankaran

Parler app used by US Capitol riots insurrectionists to band together back on Google Play Store

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Google has allowed the social networking app Parler back on Play Store a year after banning the platform for “objectionable content” in the wake of the 6 January US Capitol riots.

The tech giant suspended Parler from its store “in light of this ongoing and urgent public safety threat”, with Apple also adding that it received complaints that the platform “was used to plan, coordinate, and facilitate the illegal activities”.

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