‘Very weak’: Parler lawsuit against Amazon unlikely to succeed

By Nicholas Rowan

Published January 11, 2021 10:59pm ET

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‘Very weak’: Parler lawsuit against Amazon unlikely to succeed — FILE - This Sept. 28, 2011 file photo shows the Amazon logo on display at a news conference in New York. Rumors of an Amazon smartphone reached a fever pitch this week, with several tech blogs speculating that the device could be due out this year. | (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Parler’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon is a long shot, according to legal experts.

The insurgent social media app on Monday alleged that Amazon Web Services, the largest cloud provider worldwide, cut off the app to benefit Twitter, its main competitor. Parler, in its complaint, called the move “motivated by political animus” and requested that a judge issue an emergency injunction rejecting Amazon’s shutdown.

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