Parler bows to Apple’s demands

Parler’s new app will have to curb hate speech after all—but only on iPhones, said Kevin Randall in The Washington Post. The rightleaning social platform that celebrated its “anti-moderation” stance “came back to life on Apple’s App Store” this week, months after it was taken down by Apple and Google following the U.S. Capitol attacks on Jan. 6. To get back in Apple’s good graces, Parler created a new artificial intelligence moderation system that will ensure that posts labeled “hate” “won’t be visible on iPhones.” The platform has contracted with a company called Hive, which already flags content that is considered “incitement” or includes threats of violence. “But Parler had to compromise on hate speech” for Apple to consider reinstatement. Parler’s own chief policy officer, Amy Peikoff, took a shot at Apple’s requirements, calling the app’s iOS version “Parler Lite or Parler PG.” of Echo speakers. The Sidewalk network lets any of Amazon’s smart devices in range “send very small bits of data” to one another. Apple has been using similar technology for its Find My iPhone feature since 2011. The Sidewalk connection could be used to track deliveries or create an internet link if your “main connection goes down.” You can opt out of these socalled mesh networks, “but the tech giants are betting” that they create enough benefits “that for the most part we won’t.”