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In this January 6, 2021, photo, Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
February 23, 2021, 3:59 pm
Extremists turn elsewhere after social media giants’ crackdown
Vaccine conspiracy movements, militia groups, white supremacists and Trump supporters seek refuge in unregulated platforms; Twitter purges 70,000 accounts
By Julie JAMMOT
The website of the social media platform Parler is displayed in Berlin, January 10, 2021. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)
February 16, 2021, 9:34 am
Right-wing social media haven Parler announces relaunch
Network finds new web-hosting service after Amazon booted it over its unwillingness to remove posts inciting violence following US Capitol riot
By Frank Bajak
Members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators march across the Hawthorne Bridge during an 'End Domestic Terrorism' rally in Portland, Oregon, on August 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
January 21, 2021, 12:06 pm
Proud Boy organizer arrested in Florida over riot at US Capitol
Joseph Biggs, a leader in the neofascist group, held over alleged involvement in January 6 riot; told followers to dress in black to resemble antifa members
By AP
Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest in the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
January 20, 2021, 6:40 pm
Location tracking, face matching: Tech that’s tracking down the US Capitol mob
Law enforcement agencies are accessing and processing vast amounts of information via technological sources to investigate the January 6 attack
By Don Hummer
Members of the National Guard walk past the Dome of the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington Jan. 14, 2021. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
January 15, 2021, 11:28 pm
Possible Inauguration Day return of neo-Nazi violence has US Jews on edge
False rumor about MAGA-hat wearing suspect looking for nearest synagogue sparks increase in patrols in West Virginia at a time of heightened anxiety after Capitol storming
By Ben Sales
The website of the social media platform Parler is displayed in Berlin, January 10, 2021. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)
January 12, 2021, 1:23 pm
Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to Capitol siege
Social media site promptly sues Amazon’s hosting service to get back online, telling a federal judge the tech giant breached its contract and abused its market power
By Matt O'Brien
Jeanine Pirro, right, makes the Kristallnacht comparison on Fox News. (Screen shot)
January 12, 2021, 1:12 am
Top Trump backers compare social media crackdown on far-right to Kristallnacht
Republican lawmaker Steve King, Fox News commentator Jeanine Pirro decry tech companies for action against Parler app, far-right commentators over incitement to violence
By Gabe Friedman
The Parler logo is displayed on a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia, July 2, 2020. (Olivier Douliery/AFP)
January 11, 2021, 1:54 pm
Parler forced offline after losing access to host servers
Head of platform popular with the far-right accuses tech giants of trying to stifle free speech: ‘They will NOT win!’
By AFP
In this June 18, 2020 file photo, US President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
January 10, 2021, 2:50 pm
Short on alternatives, Trump fans trash Twitter ban — on Twitter
Conservative platforms popular among Trump’s fiercest supporters, like Parler and Gab, known for its far-right and neo-Nazi user base, have drawn a growing number of users
By Juliette MICHEL
In this June 18, 2020 file photo, US President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
January 10, 2021, 3:03 am
Banned from Twitter, Trump may find new megaphone on far-right magnet Parler
Google removes platform from its store, Apple threatens to follow, amid US curbs on online incitement
By Frank Bajak
This illustrative photo taken on July 2, 2020 shows social media application logo Parler displayed on a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia (Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)
January 9, 2021, 1:16 pm
Google pulls far-right haven Parler from app shop for ‘egregious content’
Parler and similar sites are hubs for racist and anti-Semitic tropes and home to groups that were banned from other platforms for posting hateful content and promoting violence
By AFP
A woman holds up her cell phone before a rally with then presidential candidate Donald Trump in Bedford, New Hampshire, September 29, 2016. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
November 28, 2020, 11:22 pm
Enter the Parler: Trump fans flock to platform where anti-Semitism has thrived
Parler, which has been a home for QAnon supporters and white nationalists, sees surge in users following election as leading companies crack down on misinformation and extremism
By alex newhouse
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