Post by M. Hawbaker on Jan 12, 2021 21:42:34 GMT
Parler, largely known as a conservative social media site, is suing Amazon after the internet giant pulled Parler from its web hosting services.
In the lawsuit, Parler claims that Amazon Web Services violated antitrust laws and is in breach of contract because Amazon did not give Parler 30 days’ notice before removing the account.
“AWS’s decision to effectively terminate Parler’s account is apparently motivated by political animus,” reads the legal complaint. “It is also apparently designed to reduce competition in the microblogging services market to the benefit of Twitter.
“Doing so is the equivalent of pulling the plug on a hospital patient on life support,” the lawsuit says. “It will kill Parler’s business — at the very time it is set to skyrocket.”
“AWS’s decision to effectively terminate Parler’s account is apparently motivated by political animus,” reads the legal complaint. “It is also apparently designed to reduce competition in the microblogging services market to the benefit of Twitter.
“Doing so is the equivalent of pulling the plug on a hospital patient on life support,” the lawsuit says. “It will kill Parler’s business — at the very time it is set to skyrocket.”
