Parler sues Amazon again, alleging effort to ‘destroy’ app reuters.com

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Parler, the controversial social media app has filed a new lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc of trying to destroy its business following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Parler is claiming a variety of damages in the lawsuit filed in Washington state court on Tuesday, two weeks after Parler returned online following a monthlong absence.
The social media company is accusing amazon.com of anticompetitive conduct, among others,
Parler went dark when Amazon suspended its web-hosting services following the Capitol attack, saying Parler had failed to effectively moderate violent content on its website.
“When companies are this big, it’s easy to be a bully,” Parler said, calling itself “a victim of Amazon’s efforts to destroy an up-and-coming technology company through deceptive, defamatory, anticompetitive, and bad faith conduct.”
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