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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by bawolff on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:40PM (#25736379)
The best mitigation is negotiating strong contracts with significant penalties if the provider does not provide the services promised.

Its not like getting screwed over because a vendor changes its mine about fulfilling its obligations half way through is a new issue, this is just a bit of an exceptional case of that.

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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by quickthrowman on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:59PM (#25736813)
No provider is going to sign a contract that forces them to host illegal content that opens them up to liability.
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by bawolff on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:16PM (#25737172)
Poster never said he intended to host illegal content.
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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by teddyh on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:42PM (#25737682)
“Your faith in the legal system is appalling.”

https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-06-26

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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by bawolff on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:32PM (#25738519)
Penalties for non performance is like the most standard thing possible in a contract. Its hardly some unfair clause like you agree not to sue ever. Hell, even without a clause specificly stating penalties, you could still probably sue for damages from breaching a contract. (Obviously in the parler case amazon probably didnt breach, but if you are negotiating your own contract it probably wouldn't allow for arbitrary termination with no notice)
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