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Russian company is second web-hosting provider to drop harassment site Kiwi Farms

A Russia-based provider has cut web protection services to the notorious stalking and harassment website Kiwi Farms, making the forum inaccessible on the public internet

A Russia-based provider has cut web protection services to the notorious stalking and harassment website Kiwi Farms, making the forum inaccessible on the public internet

A Russia-based provider cut web protection services on Monday to Kiwi Farms, becoming the second provider in two days to abandon the notorious stalking and harassment site and leaving it inaccessible on the public internet.

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DDoS-Guard said it doesn’t have to decide whether…


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Russian company is second web-hosting provider to drop harassment site Kiwi Farms

A Russia-based provider has cut web protection services to the notorious stalking and harassment website Kiwi Farms, making the forum inaccessible on the public internet

A Russia-based provider has cut web protection services to the notorious stalking and harassment website Kiwi Farms, making the forum inaccessible on the public internet

A Russia-based provider cut web protection services on Monday to Kiwi Farms, becoming the second provider in two days to abandon the notorious stalking and harassment site and leaving it inaccessible on the public internet.

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DDoS-Guard said it doesn’t have to decide whether…


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Amazon says violent posts forced it to drop Parler from its web hosting service

The Parler logo seen displayed on a smartphone with the Google, Amazon and Apple logos displayed on PC screen in the background. Google, Apple and Amazon have suspended the social networking app Parler.

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Amazon defended its decision to drop Parler from its web hosting service in response to a lawsuit filed by the social media app earlier this week.

In court filings late Tuesday, Amazon said it flagged dozens of pieces of violent content to the social media app starting in November. The company argued that Parler violated its contract with Amazon’s cloud-computing unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), when it failed to remove the content and that AWS suspended Parler’s account “as a last resort.”

“This case is not about suppressing speech or stifling…


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Amazon And Apple Drop Parler : NPR

Amazon and Apple took steps to cut off Parler from their platforms on Saturday.

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Amazon and Apple took steps to cut off Parler from their platforms on Saturday.

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Amazon and Apple on Saturday took steps to cut off access to the social media app Parler after…


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Workers demand Amazon Web drop Parler over posts ‘inciting violence’ after Capitol riot

Some Amazon employees are calling on the company to be the next tech giant to cut off the controversial social media platform Parler.

The group Amazon Employees for Climate Justice posted a tweet overnight demanding that “Amazon deny Parler services until it removes posts inciting violence, including at the Presidential inauguration.”

“We cannot be complicit in more bloodshed and violent attacks on democracy,” they wrote.

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Amazon Web Services’ acceptable-use policy bars customers from using its services for “illegal, harmful or offensive” content. An Amazon representative declined to comment.

Parler is facing criticism over Wednesday’s…


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