Pro-Trump social media site Parler, booted by Amazon, takes step toward relaunching


Parler’s suit against Amazon got off to a bumbling start. The social network filed a day late, obviating its request for a temporary restraining order. Nor did it serve Amazon with its complaint, as court rules require. — Bloomberg

Hours after Amazon effectively scrubbed it from the Internet, conservative social media network Parler is taking stumbling steps toward a relaunch.

Parler filed suit Monday against Amazon in federal court in Seattle, contending the cloud-computing services provider violated antitrust law and breached the terms of its contract when it pulled the plug on Parler in the aftermath of the Jan 6 riot at the US Capitol. That day, mobs loyal to US President Donald Trump breached congressional chambers to demand lawmakers overturn the presidential election. Parler asked the judge for a temporary restraining order that would allow it to keep using Amazon’s web-hosting services.

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