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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by ekianjo on Monday January 11, 2021 @02:39PM (#25735110)
> don't attempt to overturn a fair democratic election and install an illegitimate government.

Erm, was Parler as a platform even doing that? Or you know, PEOPLE on the platform, which is not the exact same thing?

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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by myko on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:44PM (#25736458)
The platform refused to moderate that content.

In fact it was its raison d'étre.

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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by pixl97 on Monday January 11, 2021 @02:44PM (#25735208)
Turns out you should keep those attempting to over throw democratic elections off your service.
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by jessaustin on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:28PM (#25736128)
Ouch, that's going to hurt. USA government is a pretty big customer. Or do we not care about democratic elections in Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Egypt, etc.?
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by sildur on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:37PM (#25736320)
No, we don't. I thought trying not to shit in the same place you eat was common sense, yet here we are...
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by sildur on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:31PM (#25736198)
At some point it is the same thing. By act or omission.
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