Title: Parler Down & Crashed: Timeout Errors after Trump Twitter Ban | Heavy.com
Headings: Parler Down After Trump Banned on Twitter: Site Crashes with Timeouts
Parler Down After Trump Banned on Twitter: Site Crashes with Timeouts
The App Went Down After Trump Was Banned from Twitter
The Site Showed a Network Timeout Error & Parler Officials Later Said the App Simply Had Too Many People Visiting at Once
Apple Threatened to Ban Parler from the App Store
Google Removed the App from the Goole Play Store
When a Similar Error Was Seen in November, It Was Due to a Large Number of People Using Parler at Once

Content: Apple told Parler that it had 24 hours to submit an update about a plan to improve moderation or the app would be removed. Buzzfeed reported that John Matze, CEO of Parler, said on the site that they would not “cave to pressure from anti-competitive actors.” He reportedly wrote, in part: “ We will and always have enforced our rules against violence and illegal activity. But we WONT cave to politically motivated companies and those authoritarians who hate free speech.” Google Removed the App from the Goole Play Store
On January 8, after Parler crashed, CNN reported that Google had removed Parler from the Google Play store. Google confirmed the decision with CNN Business on Friday night. This was not the cause of the crash, however. A spokesperson told CNN: “ We’re aware of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the US.