Re:Pirate Bay founder thinks Parler’s inability to stay onli...
by mschuster91 on Thursday January 14, 2021 @04:53AM
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> But if you wrote that on a site hosted on AWS, there is nothing in principle from Amazon taking the platform down.
The 1st Amendment (and its European equivalents) usually only bind the government, not private entities.
There is nothing per se preventing you (or Parler) to build their own datacenter or use another hoster - there is no "human right" to be able to use AWS. However, what still remains is that every company has the right to refuse service to an entity that is suspected of criminal activity - and the onus is on Parler to prove they will not serve as a planning platform for criminals.
The 1st Amendment (and its European equivalents) usually only bind the government, not private entities.
There is nothing per se preventing you (or Parler) to build their own datacenter or use another hoster - there is no "human right" to be able to use AWS. However, what still remains is that every company has the right to refuse service to an entity that is suspected of criminal activity - and the onus is on Parler to prove they will not serve as a planning platform for criminals.