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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by nix23 on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:17PM (#25737195)
>If Facebook was promoting illegal content

Did Parler promote illegal content? Again, Amazon is NOT a Court.

Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by dragonwriter on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:56PM (#25737886)
> Again, Amazon is NOT a Court.

If you want entitlement to a court on the legality of content before getting cutoff from service, negotiate a contract that specifies that you can carry any legal content, and the other party must assume content is legal absent a determination by a court to the contrary.

OTOH, that’s not part of anyone’s boilerplate, and adds a lot of potential cost, so expect to pay an extremely hefty premium to get a business to agree to those terms.

Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by Johnny555 on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:54PM (#25737868)
Then it's a good thing it's being decided in a court.

Which is what provides checks and balances, AWS says "You violated our ToS, we're cutting you off", "Parler sues and says 'No we didn't and here's why'".

If Parler wins and can prove that they were unfairly targeted, then they can sue Amazon for damages. Which is what keeps Amazon from unfairly applying its ToS. And if they can demonstrate irreparable harm, then they can get an injunction forcing AWS to restore their services immediately rather than waiting for the court case to be decided.

But I think the best they could do is present monetary damages, which the court could decide AWS is able to pay.

Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by Closi on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:47PM (#25737756)
Why let pesky 'courts' and 'due process' get in the way of efficient ruling by capitalism and mega-corporations?
Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by Johnny555 on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:55PM (#25737877)
What are you talking about? The courts are involved.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/tech/parler-amazon-lawsuit/in...

Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by Closi on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:27PM (#25739612)
Their business is already shut down - guilty until proven innocent, which is great because it really streamlines the whole justice process.

In fact this new form of justice is so efficient we can even shut down a company before the court proceedings have even started. By we I mean our corporate overlords, but they wouldn’t ever turn on us.

Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by Johnny555 on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:39PM (#25739824)
If they can prove that they were wrongfully shut down, then they can sue for damages, which is what keeps companies from abusing their power.

This isn't a new form of justice, this is how the civil legal system works.

Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by nix23 on Monday January 11, 2021 @07:09PM (#25740254)
>This isn't a new form of justice, this is how the civil legal system works.

Funny, Hitler and Staling would agree with you 100%

Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by Johnny555 on Monday January 11, 2021 @07:24PM (#25740460)
This lasted surprisingly long until you invoked Godwin's law.

I'm done.