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Parler drops case against Amazon for pushing offline over Capitol violence

The app went dark in January as many service providers pulled back support, accusing it of failing to police violent content related to the attack on the US Capitol

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Parler sued Amazon, accusing it of making an illegal, politically motivated decision to shut it down to benefit Twitter Inc | Photo: Bloomberg

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Parler, the social media app popular among American right-wing users, has dropped its case against Amazon.com Inc for cutting off its web-hosting services, court documents from late Tuesday showed.
 
The app went dark in January as many service providers pulled back support, accusing it of failing to police violent content related to the attack on the US Capitol, the nation's legislative seat, by followers of then President Donald Trump.
 
Google removed the application from its Play Store and Apple from App Store.
 
Parler sued Amazon, accusing it of making an illegal, politically motivated decision to shut it down to benefit

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