It was the popular social network for supporters of Donald Trump. Parler, a platform of American conservatives which had been temporarily ousted from the Web after the attack on the Capitol in January 2021, announced on Friday that it had purchased a company offering Internet hosting services.
Accused of relaying threats of violence, Parler had been removed from the download platforms of Apple and Google, while Amazon had decided to no longer host it on its servers, effectively ostracizing the social network. Talking had taken over a month to find a way to get back online.
An “alternative to the big tech suppliers”
To avoid a similar situation, the company raised new funds, $16 million, and acquired Dynascale, a company that offers solutions for hosting data on private or external servers. It’s an “alternative to big tech vendors,” says Parler.
The social network says it wants to “bypass the sector by building the first technological infrastructures and platforms in the world that respect freedom of expression”. “We will no longer be able to repress sites or networks in the future,” commented its boss, George Farmer, quoted in a press release.
For the occasion, the company has created a new entity, Parlement Technologies, which will oversee Dynascale and the Parler social network.