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Parler Goes Dark After Amazon Pulls Web Hosting | News Radio 1200 WOAI

January 11, 2021 Web Shared Hosting News 0

The social media app Parler went dark Sunday night after moves by Amazon, Google, and Apple to suspend it.

The app, which has billed itself as an unmoderated, free-speech-focused option, has come under fire after it was used by some to help coordinate last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol. Google and Apple have both pulled it from their app stores, while Amazon Web Services suspended it Sunday night.

Parler CEO John Matze says the app could be offline for up to a week, and claims the app was targeted by tech giants because it was “too successful too fast”.

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Amazon Web Services suspends the social platform

January 11, 2021 Web Shared Hosting News 0


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Amazon suspends the social platform from its web hosting services

January 11, 2021 Web Shared Hosting News 0

Amazon struck another blow to the social media platform Parler – its website is down for the count on Monday.

On Saturday, Amazon Web Services suspended Parler from its web hosting services effective 11:59 p.m. PT Sunday, BuzzFeed reported late Saturday, citing a letter it had obtained that mentions 98 examples of Parler posts that “encourage and incite violence.”

Amazon declined to comment on the suspension.

Far right-friendly Parler hit further headwinds over the weekend after the social networking service reportedly removed a post by pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood, where he threatened violence against Vice President Mike Pence.

This comes as Parler will likely be knocked offline for a week after Google and Apple removed it from their app stores. These moves along with Amazon’s suspension…


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Parler removed from Google and Apple stores; Amazon no longer hosting

January 11, 2021 Web Shared Hosting News 0

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President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters’ siege on the U.S. Capitol. But it remains to be seen how fast or where — if anywhere — on the internet he will be able to reach his followers.

The far right-friendly Parler had been the leading candidate, at least until Google and Apple removed it from their app stores and Amazon booted it off its web hosting service just after midnight Pacific time early Monday.

Parler’s CEO said that could knock it offline for a week, though that might prove optimistic. And even if it finds a…


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