Apple to reinstate Parler; Google offers potential return


Apple said Parler has proposed content moderation changes and was informed on April 14 that an update of the app would be approved. — AFP Relaxnews

Apple Inc will let the social-media app Parler back on the App Store after an almost four-month absence, the iPhone maker told US lawmakers ahead of a congressional antitrust hearing later this week.

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant made the disclosure in a letter to Senator Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, and Representative Ken Buck, a Republican from Colorado. The social media app, a favourite of conservatives who have left Twitter Inc, was removed from the App Store in January after it was one of the online networks used to incite violence at the US Capitol in Washington. At the time, Apple said it pulled the app for violating content guidelines and said it would consider reinstating the service if Parler made changes to better moderate content.

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