Reuters says the firm “has worked with other racist, rightist and conspiracy sites that have been used by mass murderers to share messages.” It has also supported sites like 8kun and those owned by the Russian government. Needless to say, the Russian government is a purveyor of misinformation in America, and the country is hardly a bastion of free speech. Critics have also pointed out that Parler’s new host could be a potential security risk for the self-styled American patriots who populate the service. … [Read more...] about Parler is back online, sort of, thanks to a Russian-owned tech firm