Is it political pressure – or monetary motivation? Steve Jordahl (OneNewsNow.com)
Shortly after the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Apple dumped the conservative Twitter alternative Parler from its app store. The actual Twitter de-platformed the president of the United States and other Big Tech sites followed suit. This week, after some minor tweaks and a letter from Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Representative Ken Buck (R-Colorado), Parler is back on Apple’s app store.
Clare Morell of the Ethics & Public Policy Center says while it might be mere “pin pricks” to the tech giants, Republican pressure appears to be having an effect.
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“I think another big turning point was Attorney General [William] Barr filing a pretty big anti-trust lawsuit against Google. [That] really started to tip the scale,” she tells One News Now – adding that it’s also possibly capitalism taking effect.
“There’s a possibility for them to make concessions as public outcry and pressure grows, because at the end of the day they are businesses and they’re motivated to appeal to their consumer base,” says Morell.
But Dan Gainor of MRC TechWatch argues that Silicon Valley still has a stranglehold on conservative organizations and businesses.
