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by krts- 1990 days ago
A need for moderation was surely not a surprise.

Using a lack of moderation as your selling point and then being surprised by such a deadline when you intentionally host content that doesn't tally with the platform you're on seems short-sighted.

The intent is likely to not moderate - it'd kill the platform. It remains accessible by web. Does it need a native app?
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zadokshi 1990 days ago
If 75 million trump voters want an app. The “does it need an app” question is a moot point.

Ultimately the market will sort this out.

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krts- 1990 days ago
That's not quite fair.

Parler is listed at 2.8 million total users back in July.[0] Assuming that's doubled and all lean towards Trump, that still represents a fair minority of voters.

The website remains there for those users that want to use the platform, but curated app stores that aim to promote certain values (and are fairly clear about those values) don't seem to be the right place for these platforms that devolve into highly controversial places.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parler#Usage

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