Parler

Social networking service Parler‘s parent company has reportedly laid off most of its employees, raising doubts over how far the ‘free speech’ centered social media platform would go. What Happened: Parlement Technologies, the parent company of Parler, has laid off 75% of its...

Parler, the conservative alternative to Elon Musk’s Twitter, said Thursday that it has mutually agreed with Kanye West, now known as Ye, to terminate its sale to the rap star. What Happened: Parlement Technologies, the parent of Parler, confirmed the “decision was made in the interest...

“All for one, and one for all” could have new meaning in the world of social media thanks to three unique, well-known personalities. What Happened: Kanye West, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are all familiar names to millions of people in America and around the world. All three could also...

A new media and technology company from former President Donald Trump is going public via a SPAC merger. Digital World Acquisition (NASDAQ: DWAC) is bringing Trump Media & Technology Group public. It was recently announced that Devin Nunes will become the CEO of Trump Media & Technology...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been sued in California over allegations it failed to take action against messaging app Telegram in the aftermath of the Capitol Hill riot even as the platform was used to promote violence. What Happened: The Coalition for a Safer Web,  a Washington D.C.-based non...

Social media Parler has managed to return on the Web partially and its website is live at press time late Monday. What Happened: The website’s functionality at the time seems limited to displaying a few messages from the Parler team. “Our return is inevitable due to hard work, and...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook has commented about the company’s decision to suspend Parler from its App Store. What Happened: "We're always trying to do the right thing," Cook said, talking to Fox News host Chris Wallace.   Answering Wallace’s...

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) and Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday said he saw Bitcoin (BTC) and an open decentralized standard for social media as a solution to a handful of companies controlling the conversation on the internet. Justifies Trump Ban: Dorsey said while he did not...

Video-sharing site Rumble Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (GOOGL) Google, accusing it of abusing its search engine power to stifle rivals, the Wall Street Journal reports. What Happened: Toronto-based Rumble, which has shot up in popularity...

Parler accused Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AZMN) of favoring Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) in a lawsuit filed Monday after the former shut down its services following last week’s Capitol Hill riot. What Happened: The social network — favored by President Donald Trump's...

Another case of mistaken identity has sent a penny stock soaring over the last several trading sessions. What Happened: Signal Advance (OTC: SIGL) saw a bump in its share price Monday as traders and algorithms are confusing the company with an app. Signal, a private messaging service, has seen...

Parler is now completely offline as Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) cut off the social media platform from its cloud-hosting service Amazon Web Services. What Happened: The e-commerce giant had given Parler a 24-hour notice late Saturday, saying it couldn’t “provide services to a...