The big story: Parler sues Amazon after going offline
President Donald Trump has found himself banned from most of the major social media and internet platforms, with companies pointing to his role in inciting the violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol last week, as well as his continuing statements expressing support for the rioters.
Right-wing social network Parler might seem like an obvious beneficiary of those bans, but the app itself has come under scrutiny Apple and Google removed it from their respective app stores for failing to moderate comments calling for violent or criminal behavior, and Amazon Web Services followed suit, resulting in the social network going offline.