Parler: We warned the FBI more than 50 times before the Capitol riot

[ruet]

Source: Ars Technica

Parler "has acted to remove incitement and threats of violence from its platform and did so numerous times in the days before the unlawful rioting at the Capitol," the letter explains. It goes on:

As Parler grew substantially in the latter half of 2020, the company took the extraordinary initiative to develop formal lines of communication with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to facilitate proactive cooperation and referrals of violent threats and incitement to law enforcement. In fact, in the days and weeks leading up to January 6th, Parler referred violent content from its platform to the FBI for investigation over 50 times, and Parler even alerted law enforcement to specific threats of violence being planned at the Capitol.

"Today," Parler adds, it "continues to work closely with law enforcement, and the company has also implemented enhanced processes and procedures with the assistance of artificial intelligence, computerized filters, and manual reviews to better screen and remove incitement from the platform."

Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/parler-we-warned-the-fbi-more-than-50-times-before-the-capitol-riot/

[ZZenith]

1. Ha! Piss off their subscribers or face prosecution for aiding and abetting insurrection.

Couldn’t happen to nicer people.

[Scrivener7]

2. Everyone is talking about how the Parler posters are outraged but no one seems to be

saying anything about the fact that the FBI did NOTHING with the information!

[ShazzieB]

14. And nothing was ever going to be done with it while Mango Mussolini

was still in power.

Parler execs could have stood in the middle of the National Mall and screamed through a bullhorn, and nothing would have happened as long as Chump was controlling everything.

[taxi]

24. nothing would have happened

1990 was when the setup was made that determined a basic direction of how internet traffic is administered. So we know that's there's no such thing as secret chats and hidden messages that don't flag. So the execs had a tough choice - go out in the cold, or get paid to sit here and watch all the crazies. My guess is they sat inside.

[lagomorph777]

32. They could kill five people in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue and nothing happens.

[Kaleva]

26. It was reported that the FBI warned the Capitol Police.

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York Police Department warned the U.S. Capitol Police about the possibility of violent riots ahead of the Jan. 6 seizure of Capitol Hill, according to senior law enforcement officials."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-capitol-police-knew-about-potential-for-violence-according-to-the-fbi/ar-BB1cD8JR

[IronLionZion]

3. And Trump's people at the FBI did what with that info?

There could be some charges for the decision makers involved

[Kaleva]

27. They reportedly warned the Capitol Police who apparently did not much with it

[sop]

4. Congress must move forward with the 1/6 Commission.

All this crap needs to be fully investigated and made public.

[TheRealNorth]

13. +1

We need to smoke out the traitors from within.

[lagomorph777]

33. Congress will do this as badly as Iran Contra or 9/11.

Clean up DOJ, including FBI, and handle this as a criminal matter.

[Midnight Writer]

5. They're kind of pissing on their own brand here.

[Lonestarblue]

6. So who at the FBI received this information and did nothing?

It’s now the FBI investigating the FBI. I hope AG Garland unmasks the person or persons who did not react to information about a planned attack. And where was Director Wray? Barr could have installed any number of Trump loyalists, though I would think Wray might have prevented that. The warnings from one of the FBI field offices (Virginia?) seem also to have been ignored.

[Kaleva]

28. It was reported by many times the FBI warned the Capitol Police.

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York Police Department warned the U.S. Capitol Police about the possibility of violent riots ahead of the Jan. 6 seizure of Capitol Hill, according to senior law enforcement officials."


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-capitol-police-knew-about-potential-for-violence-according-to-the-fbi/ar-BB1cD8JR

[Evolve Dammit]

7. 1/6 Commission. This is criminal and we almost lost our country to a vile traitor.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. And, there it is.

[erronis]

9. Did Reb Mercer have a way to stop the comms between parler and the FBI?

After all she is the founder/funder of parler and a RWNJ supporter of the magats.

[Initech]

10. Yeah I would think the death threats being posted daily on Parler would be considred a liability!

Especially if they were carried out.

[Pobeka]

11. Parler claims to be ethical and concerned? Really?

Call me unconvinced until I see better proof than Parler declaring how good they are.

Sounds more like history revisionism to me.

[magicarpet]

15. Turn the spotlights on full blast,... RE: 1/6/2021.

There must be consequences and repercussions for this or these Nazis will pull this shit again,... but on a much larger scale.

We can not let this slide,... and then ignore it.

[Politicub]

16. There is no tarp big enough to cover Parler's ass with this weak CYA

attempt.

I don’t think the people who run Parler are reliable sources, so this is just noise.

[live love laugh]

17. Warning the FBI while letting treasonous info stand is meaningless. nt

[speak easy]

18. The statement says they took down incitement and threats, numerous times,

"in the days before the unlawful rioting at the Capitol". THE NSA would be able to confirm or refute this.

[live love laugh]

19. Confirmation should also determine the timeline between warnings and takedowns.

If they were diligent but unable to stem the tide of threats then they should still be liable. They had total control over their site.

[speak easy]

20. To be honest, it would be difficult to convince me,

that they made every effort to keep that stuff off their feeds. The NSA caches social media, so 'the truth is out there'.

[live love laugh]

22. We agree.

[marble falls]

21. Kinda runs against their marketing demographic, don't it?

[Liberty Belle]

23. Someone needs to do a FOIA request to the FBI for all communcations from Parler related to this.

While they may withhold some of redact, even heavily redacted documents would show in Parler is telling the truth -- and if so, serious questions need to be raised in a thorough investigation.

And if Parler lied and there are no responsive records, that would come out, too.

[Ford_Prefect]

25. I think we need to pull their license just as with FOX news, Newsmax and OANN.

They constitute a reckless and dangerous component of mass hysteria. There is no 1st amendment protection for falsely yelling "fire!"

Shut them all down as a danger to public health. Mercer paid for Parler to house the maniacs and as a pipeline for RW propaganda rumors and lies. Murdoc and his imitators built FOX and the others to broadcast propaganda, not news. They said as much in their onw words: FOX is not a news source despite the name.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

29. What license?

What authority or regulatory agency "licenses" Parler?

What authority or regulatory agency "licenses" FOX News, Newsmax, and OANN?

Take your time.

Thanks.

[Ford_Prefect]

34. Evidently my metaphor was too subtle.

My point derives form the idea that when someone is a danger to the general public either through intoxication or poor judgement a judge might remove their driver's license so they may not, at least temporarily, engender more harm. Without reference to a specific act of regulation I proposed a similar restraint on their activities.

My intention is they should be forced off the air so to speak for the reasons I stated. I suppose the DOJ could pursue the line that they are distributing Russian propaganda.

Fox, Newsmax and OANN all operate in part under the FCC so I suppose there could be something done there. Parler most likely holds a license to do business in the US of some kind, or their ISP does. Appropriate investigations should be made. I propose that real evidence exists, not mere supposition, that Mercer intended to provide a medium for housing, growing and provoking the Q believers. Fox and the others spew propaganda 24-7 not merely interpretations but fabrications some of which have been sourced from Russia.

I am not interested in bogus arguments about free speech. They do not apply in this case. These are all institutions with a burden of public trust they have violated. The public should answer back IMO.

[Maxheader]

30. Sure, they knew...

Like our secret services were warned by the Israelis,

two weeks prior to 9 -11. Pretty sure that's documented.

All I'm saying is over the years, there's been a lot of

denial about what was known and when...pearl harbor?.....

[Ford_Prefect]

35. They were warned by German and French Intelligence too, over a period of time and just before.

Several agencies including DIA received information and yet did nothing by all appearances. One proposed reason was that they were being told to stand down by some of the Neo-cons in charge at the time. I do not hold with the idea they were all incompetent institutions.

[Steelrolled]

31. The FBI has never been the most efficient of law enforcement organizations

That's not all bad.