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Conspiracy theories collide online as Parler goes dark – Source CNET Tech

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Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol last week, temporarily halting the certification of Joe Biden’s election as the next US president.


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When Apple, Amazon and Google booted Parler from their platforms after last week’s deadly riot on Capitol Hill, users of the alternative social network favored by conservatives encouraged their followers to join the messaging app Telegram.

And they did. 

In a public Telegram group chat with roughly 16,000 members, one user called Miguel urged supporters of President Donald Trump to return to DC to push baseless…

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