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Parler strikes back… (Parler Sues Amazon)
https://www.citizenfreepress.com ^ | January 11, 2021 12:34 pm | Posted by Kane

Posted on 01/11/2021 9:42:24 AM PST by Red Badger

BREAKING: Parler sues Amazon for antitrust violation, breach of contract and unlawful business interference. Asks federal judge to order Amazon to reinstate the platform

— John Kruzel (@johnkruzel) January 11, 2021

Parler is suing Amazon for antitrust violation only a day after Amazon disappeared the app from the internet.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amazon; antitrust; elonmusk; ivankatrump; parler; parlerlawsuit; parlersuesamazon; parlervsamazon; redpill; twitter
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To: capydick

Take for example, you use AT&T (or any phone provider for that matter )for your phone services. Your company RELIES on those services to conduct ordinary business and may also need those services in case of any emergency.

Let’s say AT&T decides on it’s own merit that it simply does not like the company and cuts it’s services. AT&T spreads lies to the media and all of it’s vendors tell the company it no longer wants to do business with them either. They eventually go out of business.

Shit is about to hit the fan.


121 posted on 01/11/2021 11:23:40 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Labyrinthos
“This site cannot be reached.” https://parler.com/

Is it just me, or did firearm forum ar15.com get taken down earlier today, too? Like Parler, they were foolishly hosted on AWS. Same set of error messages as the ones that show up for parler.com

122 posted on 01/11/2021 11:23:47 AM PST by Rudy_Johnny
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To: Red Badger

The claim that Parler has been removed by Amazon, Apple and Google is disputed. Furthermore, it is a baseless claim and a conspiracy theory and has been debunked. Furthermore, any assertion to the contrary is an attempt to incite violent insurrection.


123 posted on 01/11/2021 11:24:24 AM PST by milemark (non blogger)
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To: BiglyCommentary

The assigned judge: Barbara Jacobs Rothstein

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jacobs_Rothstein

She is 82 yeas old and was nominated by Jimmy in 1979.


124 posted on 01/11/2021 11:25:09 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Red Badger

In all seriosity, I am happy to see that they were able to find lawyers to take their case.


125 posted on 01/11/2021 11:25:28 AM PST by milemark (non blogger)
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To: j.frank.dobie

From the first few paragraphs thy have two points.

1. Breach of contract - They were supposed to have 30 day notice.

2. Antitrust - The reason given was apparently motivated by political animus as similar posts on AWS hosted Twitter have appeard Twitter, did not remove them and Twitter is not being terminated. AWS apears to be reducing Twitters competition.


126 posted on 01/11/2021 11:29:00 AM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: BiglyCommentary

Here is the complaint: https://cdn.pacermonitor.com/pdfserver/SGS7Z4Y/137165184/Parler_LLC_v_Amazon_Web_Services_Inc__wawdce-21-00031__0001.0.pdf


127 posted on 01/11/2021 11:30:37 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: j.frank.dobie

Let me try this again...

From the first few paragraphs thy have two points.

1. Breach of contract - They were supposed to have 30 day notice.

2. Antitrust - The reason given by AWS was apparently motivated by political animus as similar posts on AWS hosted Twitter have appeared on Twitter. Twitter did not remove them and Twitter is not being terminated. AWS real reason apears to be to reduce Twitters competition.


128 posted on 01/11/2021 11:31:17 AM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: Red Badger

YES!!!!!


129 posted on 01/11/2021 11:41:04 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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To: Red Badger
I'm probably going to take "heat" for writing what I'm about to write. That's rather become the norm lately.

Parler did what most "normal stupid conservatives" do. They spawned an enterprise, which pushed a certain ideology. But they did so on their enemy's real estate falsely believing that that enemy would have to "play by the rules". Of course, the enemy did not, and eventually booted them off.

Now Parler is mad because the mean old lefties at AWS didn't play by the rules. Actually, they're correct in saying this. However, they were also very, VERY stupid in the way they approached it. Conservatives do this time and time again... over and over... and continue to get their asses handed to them by the left. It's an observable, repeated pattern now. I have a great deal of respect for the hardcore left. I respect them like I "respect" a mean dog in my yard, or a pit viper. I have no such respect for most "normal conservatives". They have proven themselves to be ineffective boobs. They neither command, nor deserve the same respect.
130 posted on 01/11/2021 11:43:03 AM PST by hiredhand
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To: RBW in PA

“My bet is the courts defecate all over Parlar.”

My bet would be that the court would claim they have No Standing in the case.Thats how the courts get away with refusing to adjudicate these anti-left things.

A lot of the issues that have occurred politically would have been solved if the courts did their jobs. But the Judiciary is as corrupt as the house and the senate.


131 posted on 01/11/2021 11:44:33 AM PST by puppypusher (The world is going to the dogs.)
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To: Labyrinthos

Thanks! Nicely written complaint. Just the right balance of legalese and layman’s language.


132 posted on 01/11/2021 11:46:57 AM PST by BiglyCommentary
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To: Red Badger

It needs to go to the SCOTUS but what a joke THAT IS.


133 posted on 01/11/2021 11:49:43 AM PST by southernindymom ( )
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To: pepsi_junkie

Now, if there is pressure on ICANN—who assigns domain name themselves—on banning Conservative domain names, then it could get very ugly.


134 posted on 01/11/2021 11:51:07 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: RBW in PA

Yep.

All judges are ultimately deep state or cannot resist Amazon’s back door money


135 posted on 01/11/2021 11:58:05 AM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

In terms of judge shopping, whey is it these cases never end up in front of one of the 300+ judges that the President appointed over the past 5 years? They always end up in front of corrupt judges like Sullivan and Stacey Abrams’ sister. Are they all corrupt?


136 posted on 01/11/2021 12:04:56 PM PST by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: SeeSharp

“It isn’t clear to me why they filed in federal court though. This looks like a simple contract dispute and federal courts do not have general jurisdiction over torts or contracts. Are Parlor and Amazon located in different states? Is there some federal law in question?”

Parler is headquartered in Nevada, Amazon in Washington. As long as the dispute is over $75,000 (clearly is), there is federal diversity jurisdiction. That is even assuming there is no anti-trust claim, which there may well be.


137 posted on 01/11/2021 12:05:17 PM PST by CraigEsq
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To: Red Badger

Good, but this is a bad sign.

If Parler had an alternative hosting arrangement, they probably wouldn’t have bothered. They’re likely doing this because they can’t do the migration.

Since the courts have shown themselves worthless, Parler is F’d.


138 posted on 01/11/2021 12:11:42 PM PST by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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To: Rudy_Johnny

ARFCom is still up and running.

But I do hope they have a plan.


139 posted on 01/11/2021 12:14:57 PM PST by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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To: nevergore
The courts may intercede for breach of contract but not sure of the antitrust approach.....

An argument could be made that the simultaneous actions of Apple, Google, Amazon, etc, suggest collusion, that the various companies are combining behind the scenes.


140 posted on 01/11/2021 12:28:34 PM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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