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

Published January 11, 2021 10:59pm ET



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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