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Amazon, Tech Companies Drop Parler
Parler was forced offline this week after Amazon shut off its web-hosting services to the controversial social media platform. Google and Apple also dropped Parler from their app stores over the weekend. In announcing the decision, Amazon cited Parler s inadequate processes for moderating content that encourages and incites violence, which violates Amazon s terms of service. Parler, the self-described free speech social media platform popular among the far-right, saw a significant increase in users last week after Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms banned President Trump. Parler has loudly criticized Amazon s decision to suspend its web-hosting services, saying that the decision was made for political and anti-competitive reasons.