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This action doesn't hold up to historical treatment of other apps /platforms.

Was Facebook banned from app stores when shooters live streamed on their platform?

Was Twitter banned from app stores when calls for violence against Nick Sandmann were spreading?

Was Youtube banned from app stores when it was discovered that child predators were lurking in the comments and exploiting underage children?

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Those sites were, or since then, have made active attempts to prevent these things from happening.

Parler has no moderation and the CEO doesn’t believe they are accountable for anything that happens on or because of their app. Ergo, if I allow someone to build a bomb in the privacy of my own home, I’m not guilty because I didn’t actually build the bomb and deploy it.

Facebook deleted and moderated the shooters content. Twitter and youtube also both delete and moderate content that violates reasonable TOS that overlaps with apples and googles terms of service. Comparison isn’t even remotely the same. Parler had posts inciting violence and refuse to moderate

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