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Amazon Joins the Big Tech Free Speech Crackdown on Parler
DB Daily Update ^ | David Blackmon

Posted on 01/10/2021 6:36:53 AM PST by EyesOfTX

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1 posted on 01/10/2021 6:36:53 AM PST by EyesOfTX
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To: EyesOfTX

John said it will be back up around noon on Sunday on another platform.


2 posted on 01/10/2021 6:39:41 AM PST by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: EyesOfTX
People might now listen to the President's take on 230...

McConnell wanted it considered in the Stimulus Package. It was ignored.

3 posted on 01/10/2021 6:40:18 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: EyesOfTX

The first step is to deplatform the platforms.


4 posted on 01/10/2021 6:40:28 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (White Privilege does NOT begin with Being White but when you ACT "WHITE"! So, -- ACT "WHITE"!)
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To: EyesOfTX

Moving to new servers will only delay the silencing.
The very internet communications channels can be interdicted and filtered as well.

“Open” and unrestricted Free Speech is GONE, folks.

It’s OVER.

You’ll have to get very creative ns rely on NO filterable Common Carrier.


5 posted on 01/10/2021 6:44:40 AM PST by William of Barsoom (In Omnia, Paratus)
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To: EyesOfTX

All a little person like me can do is 1) stop using Amazon, 2) tell EVERYONE I know, to stop using Amazon, 3) don’t use any products by the oligarchs who hate me.

Perhaps the idea will eventually take root.


6 posted on 01/10/2021 6:52:58 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Sacajaweau

The crocodile's were fed without people thinking of the consequences.

Time after time, large multinational companies were 'given' tax breaks and other advantages, while they off-shored, called for more immigration and grew the social justice league.

7 posted on 01/10/2021 6:59:12 AM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: EyesOfTX

Not surprised. With no policy controlling content Parler is asking for it. I looked at that platform months ago but determined there were a few too many flakes for my taste. Still, I don’t like the concerted effort I see to silence certain ideas.


8 posted on 01/10/2021 7:00:18 AM PST by FR33DOM4ME
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To: EyesOfTX

My sister has Prime. She started to place large orders of all-Chinese crap — stuff identified as returnable. Then she returns everything.


9 posted on 01/10/2021 7:01:57 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (If you "win" at Monopoly because you stole money from other players' piles, you didn't actually win.)
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To: EyesOfTX

I cancelled my Amazon Prime this morning.


10 posted on 01/10/2021 7:04:30 AM PST by Tennessee Conservative
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Parler’s CEO just went on FoxNews and stated that not only will Amazon shut down their server services tonight.....

Many of their other vendors (Company e-mail etc.) have terminated their agreements with them....

Now it includes their Law Firm which stated today it will no longer represent them.....


11 posted on 01/10/2021 7:15:42 AM PST by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: nevergore

Same happened to Gab after the Pittsburg synagogue shooting. And our unprincipled conservative media said nothing.


12 posted on 01/10/2021 7:21:02 AM PST by teevolt
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To: EyesOfTX

Agree wholeheartedly. I honestly think the election was lost, not so much from fraud in voting, but from the incredible, unrelenting propaganda of the media and Internet. A huge chunk of voters are over 65, and far too many still listen/believe their nightly TV news station. And the social media giants kept many younger voters from even KNOWING about Biden’s corruption or about how many LIES were/are being told about COVID.

Republicans screwed up by accepting an inherently dishonest voting standard in PA & Georgia. In Arizona, I think the big problem was how little NEWS actually reached the voters. Add in China money paying for never ending ads - none of which ever mentioned the people running were democrats - and a red/pink state turned slightly blue.


13 posted on 01/10/2021 7:22:58 AM PST by Mr Rogers
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To: PGR88

“All a little person like me can do is 1) stop using Amazon, 2) tell EVERYONE I know, to stop using Amazon, 3) don’t use any products by the oligarchs who hate me.

Perhaps the idea will eventually take root.”

I’ve been mentioning this in other threads, but not just Amazon — a complete Economic Blackout, for at least a few months. Amazon, Twitter, FB etc. you should drop forever, but if we could get conservatives to stop spending any money, watching any TV, etc. for a few months it would really have an impact.

Like you said, they hate us anyway, so why would we continue to support them? And it’s legal and can be anonymous — no one even has to know you’re participating (in not participating).


14 posted on 01/10/2021 7:22:58 AM PST by AnglePark
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To: nevergore

“Now it includes their Law Firm which stated today it will no longer represent them.....”

It’s a sad state of affairs when Alan Dershowitz seems to be the only prominent lawyer who would be glad to represent Trump in an impeachment trial. Maybe he’d represent Parler as well.


15 posted on 01/10/2021 7:23:14 AM PST by mtrott
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To: FR33DOM4ME

“With no policy controlling content Parler is asking for it.”

Agree. However, once content control begins so does the slippery slope. Woke executives move into control of the company over time and mission creep progresses. What’s wrong with a company that says all speech is welcome, and give the community the ability police itself?


16 posted on 01/10/2021 7:26:02 AM PST by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: EyesOfTX

Gab has its own servers, hardware, and software so they will be harder to shut down. They also have their own browser (Dissenter) and TV channel. It is far more functional than Parler, more like classic twitter. I am really enjoying it when it doesn’t time out....they signed up 750K people yesterday and have more servers on the way.


17 posted on 01/10/2021 7:26:12 AM PST by tunedin
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To: nevergore; Jim Robertson; John Robertson

Just watched this on Maria’s show, all other cloud server sources have denied access to them. A big tech coordinated effort to destroy them and “unapproved” speech.

As an aside, when FR went down a month or so ago, John and Jim were criticized for hosting its own servers instead of moving to the “cloud.” Given the events of the past 24 hours, it’s the only reason FR is not now in the same place as Parler is because of this difference. BTW, it still remains unknown if individual ISP’s will shut off access to FR.


18 posted on 01/10/2021 7:28:40 AM PST by CedarDave (With lockdowns & mandatory business closures, New Mexico is to Texas as E. Germany was to W. Germany)
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To: Tennessee Conservative
I cancelled my Amazon Prime this morning.

I just joined the club.

19 posted on 01/10/2021 7:29:05 AM PST by spokeshave (White Confederate statue kills black man......Another month of protests.... (HT to seawolf101))
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To: FR33DOM4ME

Wow...now we’re asking for it. Nice idea of “freedom” you got there.


20 posted on 01/10/2021 7:35:12 AM PST by Phillyred
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