Talking is back online with the help of a Russian tech company. Social media had disappeared from the scene after the invasion of the Capitol in Washington, because its web host Amazon and other partners had cut off their collaboration. Parler, they said, was doing too little to counter calls for violence on the platform.
The website of the service, appreciated by the American far-right, was again accessible yesterday Monday. The only thing we can see there tentatively is a message from director John Matze, who indicates that the team is working on restoring features.
Conspiracy theories
The IP address used by Parler is the property of the DDos-Guard company. Among other things, it provides protection against ddos attacks and is operated by two Russians. Parler director Matze and DDos-Guard did not respond to a request for information. Last Wednesday, Matze again told Reuters news agency that Parler was negotiating with several service providers.
In the past, DDos-Guard has provided services to racist and far-right sites, as well as others spreading conspiracy theories, including 8kun. The company also supported Russian government sites. Critics of Parler say support by the Russian company is a security risk and a bizarre choice for a website, whose users pride themselves on being patriots.
The website of the service, appreciated by the American far-right, was again accessible yesterday Monday. The only temporary thing is a message from director John Matze, who reports that the team is working on restoring functionality. The IP address used by Parler is the property of DDos-Guard. . Among other things, it provides protection against ddos attacks and is operated by two Russians. Parler director Matze and DDos-Guard did not respond to a request for information. Matze again told Reuters news agency on Wednesday that Parler is negotiating with several service providers. In the past, DDos-Guard has provided services to racist and far-right sites, as well as to ‘others disseminating conspiracy theories, including 8kun. The company also supported Russian government sites. Critics of Parler say support by the Russian company is a security risk and a bizarre choice for a website, whose users pride themselves on being patriots.
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