Amazon suspended Parler’s social media platform from its web hosting service on Saturday night, according to several media reports.
The company, founded by Jeff Bezos
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Parler will only be available to users of the web hosting service until Sunday at 11:59 pm PST, when the suspension will take effect, according to the WSJ.
Amazon is the latest tech giant to take steps to limit the social networking app favored by conservatives and right-wing groups for lack of moderation of content. The online retailer follows in the footsteps of Apple, which suspended the Parler app on Saturday morning, and Google, which removed the platform from its app store late on Friday.
Amazon’s suspension of Parler’s account means that the app is at risk of going offline on Sunday night, according to Buzzfeed News.
Parler was under recent scrutiny in the wake of the violent attacks on the U.S. Capitol, after several media outlets reported that Parler was used to help coordinate the riots.
Since then, users have made calls for another violent descent in the country’s capital on January 19, the day before the president-elect Joe Biden
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The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Trust and Security team sent an email to Amy Peikoff, Parler’s policy director, explaining her decision.
“Recently, we saw a steady increase in this violent content on your website, which violates our terms,” says the email obtained by Buzzfeed. “It is clear that Parler does not have an effective process for complying with AWS terms of service.”
The email continues to inform when the suspension will take effect.
“[W]We are unable to provide services to a customer who is unable to effectively identify and remove content that encourages or incites violence against others. As Parler is unable to comply with our terms of service and represents a very real risk to public security, we plan to suspend Parler’s account starting Sunday, January 10, at 11:59 pm PST. “
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