Parler: Everything you need to know about the banned conservative social media platform

Parler, the alternative social network popular with conservatives, has been banned by Apple, Google and Amazon.

Despite its niche audience, Parler is surging in popularity. The platform became the most-downloaded app on the weekend of November 8 -- the day major media outlets called the election for Joe Biden. But the platform has failed to rein in hate-filled, violent speech, which Big Tech companies said could lead to another event like Wednesday's siege of the US Capitol.