Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cloud providers

Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by snowwrestler on Monday January 18, 2021 @09:57PM (#25829485)

Are there enterprise contracts that do not have provisions under which the supplier can end the relationship for cause?

I have a hard time believing the lawyers for a supplier would let them sign a contract that requires them to provide service to a customer under any and all circumstances with no way out.

Edit to add: if you stick servers in a colo data center instead of signing with AWS, doesn’t the data center contract give them the right to evict you under certain circumstances? If you lease office space, doesn’t the lease usually have terms under which the property owner can evict you for cause?

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by apple_innocent on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:55PM (#25829823)

Analogies (such as leasing data center and commercial real estate) should probably account for the availability/lack of viable alternatives. For example, how much choice, what options does the consumer have in selecting its "service providers".

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by CPLX on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:59PM (#25829847)

> If you lease office space, doesn’t the lease usually have terms under which the property owner can evict you for cause?

Indeed. But almost invariably you’ll have to go to a court to do it.

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by 3np on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:18PM (#25829626)

Minimum notice is pretty common by law, for one thing.

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