Parler, an alt-right social network favored by some Trump supporters, is set to go dark Sunday after Amazon’s AWS division said it’s pulling the plug on the service’s hosting account.
Amazon informed Parler, which boasts of a hands-off policy to content moderation, of the imminent loss of its web hosting services on Saturday. That came after Apple and Google banned Parler from their respective app stores, also citing Parler’s inaction on policing violent and harmful content.
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In explaining its decision, Amazon said it found nearly 100 examples of violent threats posted on the far-right social app. News of AWS’s move to drop Parler was first reported by BuzzFeed.
“AWS provides technology and services to customers across the political spectrum, and we continue to…
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