“Please remember that in the coming weeks your work remains vital to our customers,” he said to AWS employees.
AWS also instructed its engineers to make Monday and Tuesday a “Blocked Days” in certain parts of the United States. A Blocked Day means the company’s engineers will not release any major updates to its services. The move is likely part of its strategy to protect its data centers and client’s networks from a potential cyberattack or unexpected increase in traffic.
The internal messages seen by Business Insider indicated that Amazon engineers were struggling as the unscheduled Blocked Days affected some of their work. AWS told its engineers to practice “extreme caution.” Before implementing any update, they must first obtain approval from one of the 14 executives who directly reports to AWS CEO Andy Jassy.
AWS says Parler violated its terms of service, its lawsuit has “no merit”
Separately, Parler sued AWS today. The microblogging company favored by conservatives and far-right activists is seeking a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to prevent AWS from suspending its account.
