Apple has given the conservative social network Parler 24 hours to implement a full moderation plan and remove unpleasant content or to deal with a permanent ban from the App Store, BuzzFeed News.
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In an email to Parler this morning, Apple said it had received complaints that the app was used by supporters of President Donald Trump to plan and coordinate the infiltration of the US Capitol on Wednesday. Apple says the Parler app violates unacceptable content and user-generated content guidelines.
We call your immediate attention to serious violations of the App Store that have been found with your application, Parler.
We have received numerous complaints about the unacceptable content in your Parler service, allegations that the Parler application was used to plan, coordinate and facilitate illegal activities in Washington DC on January 6, 2021 that led (among other things) to the loss of human lives. , numerous injuries and destruction of property. The application also appears to be still used to plan and facilitate illegal and dangerous activities.
Our investigation found that Parler does not effectively moderate and remove content that encourages illegal activity and poses a serious risk to the health and safety of users, in direct violation of its own terms of service, found here: https: //legal.parler. com / documents / Elaboration-on-Guidelines.pdf
Examples of complaints can be viewed at these links:
https://twitter.com/slpng_giants/status/1347190280492089344?s=20
https://twitter.com/EmmanueLoree/status/1347260055410896897/photo/1
https://twitter.com/Lovedrea/status/1347263797614972928?s=20
https://twitter.com/Wilmographer/status/1346714000554303489?s=20
https://twitter.com/pjg0014/status/1347265499210592256?s=20Content of this dangerous and harmful nature is not suitable for the “Application Store”. As you know from previous conversations with App Review, Apple requires that apps with user-generated content be moderated effectively to ensure that unacceptable and potentially harmful content is leaked. Content that threatens the well-being of others or is intended to incite violence or other illegal acts has never been acceptable in the “App Store”.
Your CEO was recently quoted as saying, “But I don’t feel responsible for anything and neither should the platform, considering that we are a neutral market that only adheres to the law.” We want to make it clear that Parler is in fact responsible for all user-generated content present in your service and to ensure that this content meets the requirements of the “App Store” for the safety and protection of our users. We will not distribute applications that contain dangerous and harmful content.
Apple is asking Parler to send an update and a “requested moderation improvement plan” within 24 hours of receiving the email on Friday morning. If Parler does not comply, the application will be removed from the “Application Store”.
Parler CEO John Matze said on the social network that Parler will not “penetrate politically motivated companies and those authorities who hate free speech.” Since its launch in 2018, Parler has argued that it is an alternative to free expression on mass social media, with more relaxed content moderation rules, which has attracted those who have been banned or suspended on Twitter, Facebook and other networks. mass social.
In related news, the social network Twitter announced today that it has definitively suspended the Twitter account of US President Donald Trump. Twitter said the account was suspended due to “the risk of further incitement to violence.”
Twitter suspended Trump’s account for 12 hours yesterday after he posted a video calling the outrages “very special” and repeating allegations of electoral fraud.
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Twitter said the account will be unlocked if Trump deletes tweets, but warned that other violations will lead to a permanent ban. Facebook and Instagram also banned Trump indefinitely, and Google Play on Friday night removed the Parler app.
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