Parler chief executive John Matze lashed out at Apple, saying the iPhone maker was banning the service until it gives up free speech and institutes “broad and invasive policies like Twitter and Facebook.”
Amazon has suspended Parler from its Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit, for violating AWS’s terms of services by failing to effectively deal with a steady increase in violent content on the social networking service, BuzzFeed News reported late on Saturday.
Amazon’s move effectively takes the site offline unless it can find a new company to host its services.
AWS plans to suspend Parler’s account effective Sunday, at 11:59 p.m. PST, according to an email by an AWS Trust and Safety team to Parler seen by BuzzFeed.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the letter was authentic.
Some Trump supporters have vowed to return to the Capitol next week.Credit:NYT
Matze, in a post on Parler responding to the Apple suspension, said, “They claim it is due to violence on the platform. The community disagrees as we hit number 1 on their store today,” Matze said in a post on Parler.
“More details about our next plans coming soon as we have many options,” Matze said.
In addition to Parler, right-leaning social media users in the United States have flocked to messaging app Telegram and hands-off social site Gab, citing the more aggressive policing of political comments on mainstream platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
Google, in its announcement Friday that it was suspending Parler, said that Parler must demonstrate “robust” content moderation if it wants to get back in the store.
Reuters
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