How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler

Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by germinalphrase on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @02:09PM (#25751807)

Other than the President giving an in person speech before this exact group of people on the same morning as the events took place in which he directed them to march toward the Capitol building?

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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by hartator on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @02:21PM (#25752021)

The capitol riot happened at the same time as his speech. Not after. Devil is in the details.

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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by germinalphrase on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @02:36PM (#25752252)

During and after, but mostly after.

During: President begins speech at approximately noon. Some protestors already amassed at Capitol. During speech, crowd begins moving away from the speech location, gather at the Capitol building, and breach outer perimeter “bike fence”.

After: The President’s speech ends at approximately 1:10pm. Crowd is still outside the Capitol doors. Congress begins certifying the vote. Protestors clash with police, both sides spraying chemical irritants.

Protesters continue to gather in numbers, surrounding the Capitol building until breaching the exterior doors at approximately 2:10pm.

Other than the planting of pipe bombs at the Capitol/RNC/DNC (which I haven’t seen reporting on the timing), all significant violence took place shortly after the President’s speech ended.

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