Pro-Trump social media site Parler, booted by Amazon, takes step toward relaunching

[brooklynite]

Source: Seattle Times

Hours after Amazon effectively scrubbed it from the internet, conservative social media network Parler is taking stumbling steps toward a relaunch.

Parler filed suit Monday against Amazon in federal court in Seattle, contending the cloud-computing services provider violated antitrust law and breached the terms of its contract when it pulled the plug on Parler in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. That day, mobs loyal to President Donald Trump breached congressional chambers to demand lawmakers overturn the presidential election. Parler asked the judge for a temporary restraining order that would allow it to keep using Amazon’s web-hosting services.

The same day, Parler transferred its domain name to Sammamish-based Epik, which hosts the similar far-right social media network Gab.

That’s not to say Parler lives again: The conservative Twitter competitor will still need to migrate its operations to a new hosting provider.

Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/pro-trump-social-media-site-parler-booted-by-amazon-takes-step-toward-relaunching-with-bellevue-firm/?utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TSA_011221043511+Parler%2c+booted+by+Amazon

[orangecrush]

1. Reopening in Moscow

[MontanaMama]

2. Let the nazi website spend all their cash reserves

on a court case against Jeff Bezos. I’m no Bezos fan but I’m guessing he wins this one.

[turtleblossom]

3. They still have to abide by rules: ICANN

..."the Content is not pornographic, does not contain threats or incite violence, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;"...

[C_U_L8R]

4. Discovery will be damning.

These traitors are so dumb... they just love losing and losing and losing and losing.

[LPBBEAR]

5. Amazon

Epik has its name servers on Amazon Web Services systems in Virginia. They haven't moved at all other than sideways.

[Joinfortmill]

6. Good luck battling the behemoth, Amazon.

[mahina]

7. It's not that hard to migrate a website

Unfortunately in this case

[Blue_Tires]

8. LOL

Link to tweet

[mpcamb]

9. Sink you bastards!