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Indeed, and I think it's because Parler is best known for hosting violent, far-right content, that is linked to the recent insurrection at the Capitol Building.

Indeed, and I think it's because Parler is best known for hosting violent, far-right content, that is linked to the recent insurrection at the Capitol Building. Whereas the other services you cite are much more generic in their clientele. So based on this, Amazon made a business decision to deny service to Parler, due to the adverse publicity (and perhaps, potential legal liability) generated for them by hosting this content.

CivBase 6y ago
Then maybe AWS should just come out and say "We disabled our services for Parler because it's very unpopular and we don't want to be associated with it."
- eejit_compiler 6y ago
  They pretty much already did. In corporate PR terms, "it contravened our Terms of Service" is essentially synonymous with "we don't want to be associated with it".
- mech422 6y ago
  I'd be happier with something like: "parler is just not worth the aggravation" - they are likely to be a minuscule revenue source that requires constant monitoring to make sure we not facing any liability, as well as potentially pissing off our existing clients. Therefore, its in our best interests just not to bother with them. Anyone that thinks corporations care one way or another about anything except their bottom lines, has a much higher view of corporations then I do. I mean when MC & Visa decided pornhub was a potential liability, they cut them off. When companies decide Trump or Parler are a liability - they do the same - they cut them off. That's just capitalism. No master except the almighty dollar. but if they were at least honest about it, maybe we could stop re-hashing this everyday...
derision 6y ago
What about calling for the eradication of Jews? https://twitter.com/khamenei_ir/status/1003332853525110784 https://twitter.com/khamenei_ir/status/1003332853525110784 Twitter doesn't seem to have any issue with this content
- valuearb 6y ago
  That’s not what that tweet says. So you admit your argument carries little weight without sensationalizing it?
  - enriquec 6y ago
    The tweet says: "#Israel is a malignant cancerous tumor in the West Asian region that has to be removed and eradicated: it is possible and it will happen." Do you think that is not as bad as what Trump has said?
    - valuearb 6y ago
      Israel is a country, the Jews are a race. The poster claimed it called for the eradication of a race, not a nation. And it can be argued that if the Israeli nation wasn’t a socialist theocracy, things would be much better there, just as we can say the same for Iran.
    - smolder 6y ago
      They're not wrong that it's different, Israel and Jews are two different things. You can be against Israel without being and antisemite, though I wouldn't guess that's the case here.
    - smolder 6y ago
      They're not wrong that it's different, Israel and Jews are two different things. You can be against Israel without being an antisemite, though I wouldn't guess that's the case here.
  - jtdev 6y ago
    Did you not read the tweet? Seems rather clear to me.
    - jtdev 6y ago
      Do those downvoting here actually support the sentiment of the Ayatollah??

CivBase 6y ago

Then maybe AWS should just come out and say "We disabled our services for Parler because it's very unpopular and we don't want to be associated with it."

eejit_compiler 6y ago
They pretty much already did. In corporate PR terms, "it contravened our Terms of Service" is essentially synonymous with "we don't want to be associated with it".
mech422 6y ago
I'd be happier with something like: "parler is just not worth the aggravation" - they are likely to be a minuscule revenue source that requires constant monitoring to make sure we not facing any liability, as well as potentially pissing off our existing clients. Therefore, its in our best interests just not to bother with them. Anyone that thinks corporations care one way or another about anything except their bottom lines, has a much higher view of corporations then I do. I mean when MC & Visa decided pornhub was a potential liability, they cut them off. When companies decide Trump or Parler are a liability - they do the same - they cut them off. That's just capitalism. No master except the almighty dollar. but if they were at least honest about it, maybe we could stop re-hashing this everyday...

derision 6y ago

What about calling for the eradication of Jews? https://twitter.com/khamenei_ir/status/1003332853525110784 https://twitter.com/khamenei_ir/status/1003332853525110784 Twitter doesn't seem to have any issue with this content

valuearb 6y ago
That’s not what that tweet says. So you admit your argument carries little weight without sensationalizing it?
- enriquec 6y ago
  The tweet says: "#Israel is a malignant cancerous tumor in the West Asian region that has to be removed and eradicated: it is possible and it will happen." Do you think that is not as bad as what Trump has said?
  - valuearb 6y ago
    Israel is a country, the Jews are a race. The poster claimed it called for the eradication of a race, not a nation. And it can be argued that if the Israeli nation wasn’t a socialist theocracy, things would be much better there, just as we can say the same for Iran.
  - smolder 6y ago
    They're not wrong that it's different, Israel and Jews are two different things. You can be against Israel without being and antisemite, though I wouldn't guess that's the case here.
  - smolder 6y ago
    They're not wrong that it's different, Israel and Jews are two different things. You can be against Israel without being an antisemite, though I wouldn't guess that's the case here.
- jtdev 6y ago
  Did you not read the tweet? Seems rather clear to me.
  - jtdev 6y ago
    Do those downvoting here actually support the sentiment of the Ayatollah??