Tech company Parler has appointed George Farmer as its new chief executive, replacing interim CEO Mark Meckler.
Farmer was previously chief operating officer at the company.
The company’s app markets itself as an unbiased “free speech” social network, and is popular with US conservatives. It was removed from the Apple App Store following the Capitol riot in January. Apple agreed to readmit the app last month after it made changes to its content moderation policy.
Farmer said in a statement: “For the past two months I have worked with an incredible team of people, under the leadership of Mark Meckler, to bring Parler back online and return to Apple’s App Store after we had been unfairly maligned by the media and its allies in Big Tech and Congress.
“I look forward to leading this company into the future and continuing to offer a social media experience that respects users and their privacy, and rejects viewpoint discrimination.”