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Buzzfeed: Amazon is booting Parler off AWS, its web hosting service, knocking the pro-Trump social network offline (more info)
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Posted on 01/09/2021 6:26:58 PM PST by janetjanet998

Edited on 01/10/2021 2:52:21 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Amazon's suspension of Parler's account means that unless it can find another host, once the ban takes effect on Sunday Parler will go offline.

Amazon on Saturday kicked Parler off its Web hosting services. Parler, a social network favored by conservative politicians and extremists, was used to help plan and coordinate the January 6 attempted coup on Washington D.C. It has recently been overrun with messages encouraging “Patriots” to march on Washington D.C. with weapons on January 19.

Amazon's suspension of Parler's account means that once the ban takes effect on Sunday Parler will be offline until it finds someone else to host it.

Amazon declined to comment on the suspension. Parler has not yet responded to a request for comment.

Parler comment:

John Matze US

Employee
John Matze 🇺🇸
23 minutes ago
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John

Sunday (tomorrow) at midnight Amazon will be shutting off all of our servers in an attempt to completely remove free speech off the internet. There is the possibility Parler will be unavailable on the internet for up to a week as we rebuild from scratch. We prepared for events like this by never relying on amazons proprietary infrastructure and building bare metal products.

We will try our best to move to a new provider right now as we have many competing for our business, however Amazon, Google and Apple purposefully did this as a coordinated effort knowing our options would be limited and knowing this would inflict the most damage right as President Trump was banned from the tech companies.

This was a coordinated attack by the tech giants to kill competition in the market place. We were too successful too fast. You can expect the war on competition and free speech to continue, but don’t count us out.

#speakfreely

More Info: Parler CEO Says Service Dropped By “Every Vendor” And Could End His Business

"....Parler CEO John Matze said today that his company has been dropped by virtually all of its business alliances after Amazon, Apple and Google ended their agreements with the social media service.

“Every vendor from text message services to email providers to our lawyers all ditched us too on the same day,” Matze said today on Fox News.

Matze conceded that the bans could put the company out of business while raising free speech issues, calling it “an assault on everybody.”

“They all work together to make sure at the same time we would lose access to not only our apps, but they’re actually shutting all of our servers off tonight, off the internet,” Matze said. “They made an attempt to not only kill the app, but to actually destroy the entire company. And it’s not just these three companies. Every vendor from text message services to email providers to our lawyers all ditched us too on the same day.”...."

This is a partial transcript of a Fox News show with Maria Bartiromo.

Link to video


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amazon; amazonwebservices; buzzfeed; buzzfeedsux; cdasection230; censorbusting; factchecking; gaslightmedia; internet; jeffbezos; parler; rico; socialmedia; trump
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To: Drew68

So you blame Lin Wood for Parler’s illegal ejection?

You are not very smart, are you?


241 posted on 01/09/2021 9:03:41 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Segovia

No, order more from Amazon. Expensive stuff.

Then return it:)


242 posted on 01/09/2021 9:06:46 PM PST by isthisnickcool (1218 - NEVER FORGET!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
> They are preparing for when they have the death camps up and running.

They have all but published the time tables for their plans on wiping us out.

243 posted on 01/09/2021 9:07:35 PM PST by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING)
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To: Pete

Maybe for chit chat. But because FR cannot host pictures or media then it makes it very unattractive to modern internet folk.


244 posted on 01/09/2021 9:09:33 PM PST by Revel
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To: Nateman

Many of us can’t get gab to load the last few days. So that is useless to some. Some people can get on, and I am not sure what the difference is.


245 posted on 01/09/2021 9:11:08 PM PST by Revel
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To: Pete

Who hosts the Free Republic?


246 posted on 01/09/2021 9:13:20 PM PST by agatheringstorm
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To: MountainWalker

I’m not sure Amazon has wargamed out their dip into fascistic political activism. They have soft targets in basically every city in the country. 7 or 8 warehouses just here in Jacksonville, FL. Not that I am suggesting anything...


247 posted on 01/09/2021 9:13:49 PM PST by lodi90
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To: janetjanet998

Is it “pro-Trump”? People who don’t support Trump aren’t allowed on the platform? I doubt that’s true.

This is spin.


248 posted on 01/09/2021 9:13:53 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: agatheringstorm

Free Republic has it’s own hardware infrastructure. Jim Robinson was a prescient genius.


249 posted on 01/09/2021 9:14:47 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Aria

I don’t agree with Wood’s statements being posted.
But if you think Amazon was not going to do this no matter what then you have the wool pulled over your eyes.

The truth is that this has nothing to do with Wood or violence. This is about complete communist control of the media, and therefore complete control over you.

If you can’t see that, then time to wake up. You will living Chinese very soon.


250 posted on 01/09/2021 9:15:17 PM PST by Revel
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To: Hostage

Truth!


251 posted on 01/09/2021 9:15:42 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: farming pharmer

Didn’t facebook livestream the mass shooting in New Zealand? Nobody booted them for that. Then there was the crazy black guy that killed the white reporter on live TV. Then uploaded it to twitter and FB. Nobody took them down for that either. There is a clear double standard here.


252 posted on 01/09/2021 9:18:06 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Irenic

Is Gab like Twitter? I know nothing about it.


253 posted on 01/09/2021 9:19:28 PM PST by nutmeg (Mega prayers for Rush Limbaugh)
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To: janetjanet998

Discontinued my as well.


254 posted on 01/09/2021 9:19:40 PM PST by grcuster
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To: farming pharmer

The key word is “uninhibited.” Members of social media sites shouldn’t sit apathetic when views that conflict with their humane principles are expressed. That way, those who have no consideration of other peoples values do not think they can have their uninhibited way with other people.


255 posted on 01/09/2021 9:20:32 PM PST by jonrick46 ( Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: nutmeg

Yes, I think so, I saw mention that it performs like Twitter more so than Parler and I agree, Parler doesn’t perform much like Twitter. I’ve not tried Gab yet because the maintenance going on doesn’t let you sign up atm.


256 posted on 01/09/2021 9:24:53 PM PST by Irenic
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To: Irenic

Bongino says he is a PART owner of parler

And I think a co-founder.


257 posted on 01/09/2021 9:29:05 PM PST by Syncro (Facts is Facts)
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To: Secret Agent Man
"The censorship is purely arbitrary and totaly biased one way"

So are the courts, especially the US SUPINE Court.

258 posted on 01/09/2021 9:32:15 PM PST by matthew fuller (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Pr#3)
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To: janetjanet998

[ on my way to cancel Amazon Prime right now ]

Im glad I never got Amazon Prime.


259 posted on 01/09/2021 9:36:42 PM PST by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: Irenic
Thanks... I'll probably join both at some point.

These past few days have been appalling. The speed at which fascism is taking hold in our country is breathtaking...

260 posted on 01/09/2021 9:43:16 PM PST by nutmeg (Mega prayers for Rush Limbaugh)
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