Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler
by dboreham on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @11:54AM
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This is action taken because AWS's customer (Parler) specifically did not take that action. Since the raison d'etre for Parler is to host content not acceptable to mainstream social media sites, it seems reasonable to assume they won't in good faith moderate their content.
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Why should AWS care though? It's infrastructure. They should not be disconnecting service just because the infrastructure is used for something they perceive as evil. It would be like Verizon automatically dropping calls if you make a phone call and try to say something evil to the person on the other line.
Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler
by arrosenberg on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:00PM
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Maybe, but that's not how internet services are currently regulated. Ironically, because the Republicans have fought that type of regulation tooth and nail.
AWS cares because they're a public company with a reputation, and many of their customers and employees are anti-rioter.