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The big story is President Donald Trump has found himself banned from most of the major social media and internet platforms,

with companies pointing to his role in inciting the violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol last week,

as well as his continuing statements that express support for the Rioters.

Right-wing social network parlor might seem like an obvious beneficiary of those bands, but the app itself has come under scrutiny.

Apple and Google removed it from their respective app stores for failing to moderate comments

calling for violent or criminal behavior and Amazon web services

following suit resulting in the social network going offline. In response, Parler sued Amazon

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