Apple refuses to return to the App Store, a moderation-free social networking app 'Parler' that has gained popularity among Trump supporters

Parler, an SNS app that has gained popularity from supporters of former President Trump, has requested a return to the App Store, Apple's official app store for iOS, but reportedly refused to do so. Has been done.

Parler Blocked on Apple's App Store After Capitol Riot Review --Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-10/parler-cuts-ios-team-after-apple-blocks-return-to-app-store

Apple denies Parler's request for re-entry to the App Store --9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/10/app-store-parler-apple-denies/

Apple reportedly denies Parler's iOS App Store appeal --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/10/22324028/apple-parler-app-store-ban-upheld-nazi-symbols

Parler denied return to Apple app store: report | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/542626-parler-denied-return-to-apple-app-store-report

Launched in 2018, Parler is a service that professes to 'never moderate content.' During the 2020 US presidential election, Twitter and other social media moderated content to prevent the spread of false alarms, supporting Parler from supporters of former President Trump, who continues to speak radically. It will be so.

Then, on January 6, 2021 local time, supporters of former President Trump attacked the Capitol . The app was removed from the App Store because Apple requested that the content related to the incident be removed and Parler did not respond to the request. Google has taken similar steps, and Parler will be removed from both the App Store and Google Play.

Apple removes moderation-free SNS app 'Parler' from App Store --GIGAZINE

In addition, Amazon's web hosting service AWS has also eliminated Parler. Parler said he might not be able to find an alternative web hosting service for AWS and announced that the service would be down for a while 'to rebuild the service from scratch.'

Amazon also eliminates 'Parler' from its web hosting service, and IT giants are moving to eliminate Parler --GIGAZINE

Parler has found an alternative web hosting service for AWS, and the web version of the service will be back on February 15, 2021. However, it remained excluded from the App Store and Google Play.

SNS 'Parler' revived for the first time in a month, due to AWS removal --GIGAZINE

Meanwhile, on March 10, 2021 local time, news media Bloomberg reported that 'Apple refused to return Parler to the App Store.' Apple reportedly refused Parler's return on February 25, 2021, saying it had 'not been modified enough to justify its return to the App Store.'

Apple told Parler's chief policy officer that 'as a result of the review, the changes made to Parler were hard to say that they were in compliance with the App Store Review guidelines.'

In fact, Apple claims that it was easy to find content on Parler, such as 'a derogatory term for race, religion, and sexuality.' He also points out that a lot of unpleasant content such as Nazi symbols remains.

'We haven't been able to comply with the App Store Review guidelines because this content remains, and we can't bring Parler back to the App Store until we comply with the App Store Review guidelines,' Apple said. It clearly explains to Parler the reason for refusing to return to the App Store.

In addition, Parler is reported to have dismissed three engineers who were in charge of developing the iOS version, so 9to5Mac of Apple related media said, 'Parler may have given up returning to the App Store.' It is written as.