In a lawsuit filed late Tuesday, Amazon said it disconnected right-wing social network Parler from its AWS cloud service after reporting dozens of pieces of violent content in November.
Why it matters: Parler sues Amazon, saying its designation violates antitrust laws. In its reply, Amazon mentions the violent content as well as its protection under section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in its defense.
Details: Amazon said that they first sent a letter on November 17 with two examples of violent content and asked the company if such content violates Parler’s rules and what the company is doing to moderate such content.
- Over the next 7 weeks, Amazon said it had tagged more than 100 pieces of content to Parler’s chief policy officer, including threats aimed specifically at members of Congress.
The big picture: Parler put at stake almost all of its tech partners, including Twilio and Amazon, as well as Apple and Google, both of which removed the Parler app from their respective app stores.
What they say: In his lawsuit, Parler argued that Amazon had a conspiracy with Twitter to hamper the service, just as it was pulling.
- Amazon has replied that its actions are not about “suppressing speech or weakening views” nor about a conspiracy to restrict trade.
In the documentation, Amazon rather said: ‘This case concerns Parler’s unwillingness and inability to remove content from the servers of Amazon Web Services that threatens public safety, such as by inciting the rape, torture and assassination of the said public and to plan. officials and private citizens. ‘