Apple to allow social media platform Parler back on App Store

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Social media platform Parler will be allowed back on Apple’s App Store after being banned from the marketplace for over four months following the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The platform, which is popular with conservatives, was forced to significantly improve its content moderation practices in order to be allowed to return to the store.

It is a “huge win for free speech,” said Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, the top Republican on the House antitrust panel overseeing Big Tech regulations. Buck received a letter from Apple on Monday informing him of the reinstatement.

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