Apple CEO says he hopes Parler ‘comes back’ after content moderation fixes

Published April 5, 2021 6:18pm ET



Apple CEO Tim Cook said Monday that he hopes social media platform Parler can adjust its content moderation standards so that the tech giant can reverse its ban and allow users to download the Parler app on Apple devices again.

“I hope that they come back on,” Cook said Monday on the Sway, a New York Times podcast. “I’m hoping that they put in the moderation that’s required to be on the store and come back, because I think having more social networks out there is better than having less.” Cook said twice that he hopes Parler is able to return to his company’s app store.

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