Washington Examiner senior political columnist evaluates Parler’s lawsuit against Amazon.
Amazon responded to Parler on Tuesday after the alternative social media site filed a lawsuit against the corporate giant this week following its suspension from Amazon Web Services.
Parler on Wednesday went into his third day offline after Amazon Web Services hacked his cloud hosting service’s startup platform after last week’s deadly uproar on U.S. Capitol Hill.
“This case is not about suppressing speech or stifling views. It is not a conspiracy to restrict trade,” said Amazon Web Services in response to Parler’s lawsuit. “Rather, this case is about Parler’s demonstrated unwillingness and inability to remove content that threatens public security from Amazon Web Services (‘AWS’) servers, such as inciting and planning rape, torture and murder of employees. appointed public and private citizens. “
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Amazon Web Services said it repeatedly told Parler that the site’s content violated the two companies’ agreement. The suspension was a “last resort” to block access to violent content, AWS said, “including plans for violence to halt the impending presidential transition.”
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“There is no legal basis in AWS customer contracts or otherwise to compel AWS to host content of this nature,” says the response.
Parler is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent Amazon Web Services from denying Parler. He claims that AWS is violating the Sherman Antitrust Act in the process, pointing out that AWS has an agreement with competitor Twitter.
This illustration shows the logo of Parler’s social media application displayed on a smartphone with its website in the background in Arlington, Virginia, on July 2, 2020. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP via Getty Images) (OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP via Getty Images)
AWS argued in the process that a temporary blackout order would limit its ability to respond to sites with violent content.
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The lawsuit comes at a time when Google and Apple also took action against Parler after a pro-Trump rebellion on the United States Capitol. Google suspended Parler from its app store on Friday due to a failure to moderate “shocking content” posted by users related to the violent siege last week.
AWS said it does not host the Twitter feed and “could not have suspended access to Twitter content” after the hashtag “#hangmikepence” tended on Twitter.
Parler also accused Amazon Web Services of breach of contract, and Amazon countered the charge.
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“Despite Parler’s rhetoric, his case is nothing more than a claim without merit for breach of contract. But the facts are unmistakable: if there is any violation, it is Parler’s demonstrated failure and his inability to identify and remove such content,” he said. Amazon Web Services. in answer.
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Talia Kaplan, Audrey Conklin, James Leggate and Brittany De Lea of FOX Business contributed to this report.