Parler Goes Offline After Amazon Pulls Web Hosting Services
The conservative social network Parler goes dark after Amazon withdraws its hosting support, following similar bans from Apple and Google.
Parler, the far-right social network favored by many Trump supporters, goes offline after Amazon withdraws its web hosting services. Attempts to connect to the site only display a blank screen with an error message stating that the site cannot be reached.
Amazon informs Parler of this imminent shutdown over the weekend, citing the platform's hands-off approach to content moderation. This action follows recent decisions by Apple and Google to ban Parler from their respective app stores over similar concerns about violent and harmful content.
These removals happen amid a massive wave of crackdowns on pro-Trump platforms following the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol. Twitter permanently bans Donald Trump on Friday, while the president faces indefinite suspensions from various other internet services.