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    After Weeks Of Being Offline, Parler Finds A New Web Host

    The conservative social network is relaunching under new leadership and on new technology, a month after being de-platformed. It says it will not rely on Big Tech for its operations.
    by Bobby Allyn Feb 15, 2021 4 minutes
    Parler, a social media network embraced by right-wing users, announced its relaunch, a month after it was dropped by app stores and its Web host in the wake of the Capitol riot.

    Updated at 4:35 p.m. ET

    Far-right-friendly social media site Parler limped back to life on Monday with a new Web host, retooled community guidelines and a promise that content inciting violence will be removed.

    The change follows Amazon Web Services' unusual step in January of refusing to host Parler over a pattern of violent and hateful posts that the site allegedly refused to take down. Parler has challenged Amazon's termination of service by suing in federal court.

    Since then, Parler has been in crisis. There have been messages from people aligned with the company about when exactly it would be back online. Parler's board the site's CEO and replaced him. Then, on Monday, Parler was revived,

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