Parler sues Amazon after hosting shut-down took app offline
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In court papers Parler claimed that Amazon Web Services violated antitrust law by shutting down its account and breached their contractual agreement. In an 18-page complaint filed by their lawyers, Parler accuses Amazon Web Services of “political animus” and double standards compared to the treatment given to Twitter. “It is also apparently designed to reduce competition in the microblogging services market to the benefit of Twitter.” Parler saw a huge surge in membership following last week’s Trump riot at the Capitol Building, which saw five people killed. Parler says that its usage has increased in 2021 with a 355 per cent surge on Friday alone, the day Twitter banned Mr Trump’s account.
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