O Speak, an “uncensored” social network that was identified as one of the collaborators in the invasion of the Capitol in January of this year, returned to its activities in February, after a month offline, but not for all operating systems, since the Apple vetoed its re-entry into the App Store.
In January, the Apple had requested that Parler implement a type of content moderation within 24 hours to avoid being removed from the app store, but the social network refused to adopt the measures and was removed from the App Store. Other companies, such as Amazon and Google have also removed the controversial microblog from their domains.
The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, even declared that the app could come back if it complied with the requirements, but apparently, that was not the path chosen by Parler.
Renewed, but still without moderation
According to Bloomberg, Apple stated that the changes made to the social network were not enough for it to return to the App Store, and that there was still content considered offensive and pejorative terms regarding race, sexual orientation and religion. Apple also pointed to the presence of Nazi symbols as one of the reasons for blocking Parler from its app store.
Furthermore, the Cupertino giant presented several screenshots to support its argument for rejecting the app's re-entry. Some images showed that the social network still allowed profile pictures with swastikas and posts with homophobic and misogynistic content. Thus, Parler did not even consider implementing content moderation and continued to allow the circulation of offensive messages.
Implying that it has no intention of returning to the App Store and that the relationship has indeed come to an end, Parler has fired its last three iOS developers. Apple, however, appears to have left a message that it may still allow the social network to re-enter the app store, as long as Parler accepts the conditions and removes the prejudiced content, which seems to be a distant possibility for the “uncensored” network.
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