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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by paxys on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:25PM (#25829663)
For a valid reason. The government isn't a tech company or an infrastructure provider. You wouldn't ask the government to build their own roads or bridges, so like everything else software and services need to be contracted out as well. Of course that doesn't mean they should use AWS by default, but asking every single government agency to build their own data centers and CDNs is foolish.
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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by grecy on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:39PM (#25829738)
> You wouldn't ask the government to build their own roads or bridges

Bad analogy, because we're not talking about the building of bridges (software), we're talking about where they are built.

In your example, the government surely wouldn't pay to have a bridge built on private property where access could be rescinded immediately if the land owner was so inclined.

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by paxys on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:50PM (#25829798)
Why is the assumption that three letter government agencies are signing the same contract with Amazon as a random startup? Amazon built an entire new instance of AWS just for government use. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be able to deny access on a whim.
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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by wolco5 on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:15PM (#25829928)
Who builds your roads? You contract out road building because it's too difficult for the government to do?

Where do you live?

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by patmorgan23 on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:56PM (#25830155)
In the states most roads and infrastructure projects are built by private companies that are contracted to do so by the government. There's offeten a public bid process between multiple companies to decide who gets the contract.
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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by wolco5 on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @12:14AM (#25830238)
That seems like the wrong type of job to outsource. You outsource for expert help. This can be done in house with more control over when work occurs to sync with low traffic volume times.
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