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Judge refuses to reinstate Parler’s Amazon account
Ruling calls Parler’s antitrust evidence ‘dwindlingly slight’
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A Washington judge has denied social network Parler’s demand to be reinstated on Amazon Web Services. Following a hearing last week, Judge Barbara Rothstein declined to grant a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against Amazon, saying Parler provided “dwindlingly slight” evidence for an antitrust complaint and “failed to allege basic facts” of improper business activity.
While the case isn’t over, the ruling bodes ill for Parler’s chances in court. “Parler’s allegations at this time are both inaccurate and unsupported, and are disputed by evidence submitted by [Amazon Web Services],” Rothstein wrote in an order. Parler will need to find another web host or remain dormant while it continues its legal battle with Amazon.
Amazon v Parler: Tech giant won t be forced to host controversial social media app
21 Jan, 2021 09:14 PM
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Amazon won t be forced to restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media app favoured by followers of former President Donald Trump.
US District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle said she wasn t dismissing Parler s substantive underlying claims against Amazon, but said it had fallen short in demonstrating the need for an injunction forcing it back online.
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Amazon kicked Parler off its web-hosting service on January 11. In court filings, it said the suspension was a last resort to block Parler from harbouring violent plans to disrupt the presidential transition.
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(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected Parler’s demand that Amazon.com Inc restore web hosting services for the social media platform, which Amazon had cut off following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle said Parler was unlikely to prove Amazon breached its contract or violated antitrust law by suspending service on Jan. 10, and that it was “not a close call.”
She also forcefully rejected the suggestion that the public interest would be served by a preliminary injunction requiring Amazon Web Services to “host the kind of abusive, violent content at issue in this case, particularly in light of the recent riots at the U.S. Capitol.”