Parler relaunches under new CEO after free-speech site was deplatformed amid Capitol riot

Parler, the self-proclaimed free-speech platform taken offline after the riot at the U.S. Capitol last month, says it has relaunched.

Mark Meckler is serving as interim CEO of Parler after its previous top executive was fired by the social media platform, which has been favored by conservatives.

Parler had been pulled from app stores run by Apple and Google and dropped by Amazon's web hosting services after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Parler was one of the platforms used by supporters of former President Donald Trump to plan and chronicle what happened.

“Parler is being run by an experienced team and is here to stay," said Meckler in a statement. "We will thrive as the premier social media platform dedicated to free speech, privacy and civil dialogue.”