“Since the attacks, numerous Parler users have been arrested and charged for their roles, with the Department of Justice citing in several instances the threats that individuals made through Parler in the days leading up to and following the attack,” said the committee’s chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), in a statement. The company has used a Russian-owned Web services company, DDoS-Guard, since Amazon Web Services and other companies withdrew their technical support last month. The letter specifically asks about this and any other ownership or other business relationships Parler may have with “any Russian individual or entity.” The request also seeks information about a report in BuzzFeed News last week about negotiations between Parler and Trump over the possibility of his taking an ownership stake in the company. ADADTwitter kicked Trump off its platform two days after the Capitol attack, and he has expressed interest in finding a new social media home but has not done so. He had 88 million followers on Twitter, and his account was central to his political power and his ability to drive news coverage toward issues of his choosing.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2021 17:59 UTC