Parler Returns Online, Shawnee Gets $22 million for Illinois Build, Clubhouse's Quantum Leap

February 16, 2021 — After being abruptly removed from web servers by tech giants on January 10, the controversial social network Parler returned online on Monday.   Parler is a social network dominated by right-wing users which, following the removal of former President Trump from Twitter, grew in popularity. It became the number one downloaded app on Apple and Google app stores. The app was removed by the major app stores and its web host after its executives’ refused to tackle the problem of disinformation that grew on its platform. The social network was able to get back online with the help of small web-hosting firm SkySilk, and a Russian company through DDoS-Guard, a firm that routes internet traffic and protects websites from cyberattacks. Experts said the concern with that arrangement is that the Russian government would be able to surveil Parler’s users. On Monday, SkySilk chief executive Kevin Matossian released a statement defending the relationship with Parler saying: “SkySilk does not advocate nor condone hate, rather, it advocates the right to private judgment and rejects the role of being the judge,  » Read More