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Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone

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 decided to boot it off its web hosting service by midnight Pacific time on Sunday.

Parler’s CEO said that could knock it offline for a week, though that might prove optimistic. And even if it finds a friendlier web-hosting service, without a smartphone app, it’s hard to imagine Parler gaining mainstream success.

The 2-year-old magnet for the far right claims more than 12 million users, though…


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Amazon Suspends Parler From Its Web Hosting Services

Amazon informed Parler that it will no longer host the social media company’s servers for violating its terms of service. Parler could be forced off the internet on Sunday (January 10) at 11:59 p.m. PT if the company cannot find another company to host its servers.

Amazon Web Services cited a “steady increase in this violent content” and said that Parler’s lack of moderation “poses a very real risk to public safety.”

“AWS provides technology and services to customers across the political spectrum, and we continue to respect Parler’s right to determine for itself what content it will allow on its site,” Amazon wrote in a letter to Parler. “However, we cannot provide services to a customer that is unable to effectively identify and remove content that encourages or incites…


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Amazon Suspends Parler From Its Web Hosting Services

Amazon informed Parler that it will no longer host the social media company’s servers for violating its terms of service. Parler could be forced off the internet on Sunday (January 10) at 11:59 p.m. PT if the company cannot find another company to host its servers.

Amazon Web Services cited a “steady increase in this violent content” and said that Parler’s lack of moderation “poses a very real risk to public safety.”

“AWS provides technology and services to customers across the political spectrum, and we continue to respect Parler’s right to determine for itself what content it will allow on its site,” Amazon wrote in a letter to Parler. “However, we cannot provide services to a customer that is unable to effectively identify and remove content that encourages or incites…


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Amazon Suspends Parler From Its Web Hosting Services

Amazon informed Parler that it will no longer host the social media company’s servers for violating its terms of service. Parler could be forced off the internet on Sunday (January 10) at 11:59 p.m. PT if the company cannot find another company to host its servers.

Amazon Web Services cited a “steady increase in this violent content” and said that Parler’s lack of moderation “poses a very real risk to public safety.”

“AWS provides technology and services to customers across the political spectrum, and we continue to respect Parler’s right to determine for itself what content it will allow on its site,” Amazon wrote in a letter to Parler. “However, we cannot provide services to a customer that is unable to effectively identify and remove content that encourages or incites…


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Amazon Suspends Parler From Its Web Hosting Services

Amazon informed Parler that it will no longer host the social media company’s servers for violating its terms of service. Parler could be forced off the internet on Sunday (January 10) at 11:59 p.m. PT if the company cannot find another company to host its servers.

Amazon Web Services cited a “steady increase in this violent content” and said that Parler’s lack of moderation “poses a very real risk to public safety.”

“AWS provides technology and services to customers across the political spectrum, and we continue to respect Parler’s right to determine for itself what content it will allow on its site,” Amazon wrote in a letter to Parler. “However, we cannot provide services to a customer that is unable to effectively identify and remove content that encourages or incites…


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