Parler alleged that AWS is motivated by “political animus” and “reduce competition in the microblogging services market to the benefit of Twitter.”
AWS is allegedly committing a breach of contract and a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
In response to Parler’s lawsuit, in an e-mailed statement, an AWS spokesperson wrote, “There is no merit to these claims. AWS provides technology and services to customers across the political spectrum, and we respect Parler’s right to determine for itself what content it will allow. However, it is clear that there is significant content on Parler that encourages and incites violence against others, and that Parler is unable or unwilling to promptly identify and remove this content, which is a violation of our terms of service. We made our concerns known to Parler over a number of weeks and during that time we saw a significant increase in this type of dangerous content, not a decrease, which led to our suspension of their services Sunday evening.”
