Parler CEO Complains Vendors 'All Ditched Us Too', While Confused Users Download 'Porn-y' App Parlor

The Verge reports:

The CEO of the conservative-friendly social app Parler said that all of its vendors have abandoned the company following recent bans from Google, Apple, and Amazon. 'Every vendor, from text message services to email providers to our lawyers, all ditched us too, on the same day,' Parler CEO John Matze said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday...

Matze said that it was having difficulties finding a new vendor to work with. 'We're going to try our best to get back online as quickly as possible, but we're having a lot of trouble because every vendor we talk to says they won't work with us. Because if Apple doesn't approve and Google doesn't approve, then they won't.'

But the app also has another problem, reports Mashable:

The number two most downloaded free app in both Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store is an app called Parlor. That's Parlor with an 'o,' not an 'e.'

Coincidence? We think not.

Parlor is a 'social talking app' in which people can get on and talk with strangers about different topics. It's been around for 10 years according to the app listing, and, Sensor Tower data indicates it had 40,000 downloads as of December 2020. Its reviews are not great to say the least, and it looks, well, pretty porn-y.

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