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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by eunos on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:34PM (#25829705)
Gov is pretty sure has a far stronger leverage than AWS. For example, if AWS cancels unilaterally Gov contracts, Gov will show that as Exhibit A of the need of Anti Trust.

Anyway, if Gov can procure cloud services, they should procure multiple providers and design their service as a cloud agnostic system.

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by HenryKissinger on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:54PM (#25829822)
The government can shut down Amazon.

Amazon can't shut down the government.

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by anewaccount2021 on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:57PM (#25830158)
Stop delivering packages for two weeks, blame the govt...you'll find out very quickly that brown boxes are a real vector of power
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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by jojobas on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @12:54AM (#25830470)
Nope. Shut down every other website and blame the government, on the other hand...
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