![(FILES) This file illustration picture shows the social media website from Parler displayed on a computer screen in Arlington, Virginia on July 2, 2020. Conservatives backing President Donald Trump's claims of election malfeasance have sparked a migration to alternative social media sites which have refrained from filtering unverified claims. The shift has boosted right-wing favorites like Parler, Newsmax and Rumble which have rejected the approach of Facebook and Twitter in labeling and limiting the reach of conspiracy theories.
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US networking and microblogging site Parler has allegedly been hacked, though the platform's co-founder has denied the rumours. AFP
US networking and microblogging site Parler has allegedly been hacked, though the platform's co-founder has denied the rumours. AFP
#ParlerHacked? US networking platform's co-founder denies rumours site has been breached
The details and direct messages of 5,000 Parler users are said to have been leaked online