After Google and Apple, Amazon plans to cut ties with Parler, the popular social network for supporters of Donald Trump but also accused of relaying threats of violence, which should make the platform temporarily inaccessible.

In a letter to the conservative site, Amazon says it has "recently observed a persistent increase in violent content."

"Given the unfortunate events that have occurred this week in Washington, there is a serious risk that this type of content will further incite violence," he added in the letter, first published by BuzzFeed and whose content was confirmed by an Amazon spokesperson.

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Talking has become a refuge for some Internet users ulcerated by the moderation policy of mainstream networks like Twitter, which permanently closed Donald Trump's account on Friday.

Messages of support for the rioters who burst into the Capitol on January 6 have flourished there, while others are calling for new demonstrations.

Amazon therefore decided to suspend Parler's account from 8 a.m. GMT on Monday.

"Proliferation" of "threats of violence and illegal activities"

As the group hosts Parler's data on its cloud service, this should at least temporarily prevent the social network from functioning.

The founder of Parler, John Matze, confirmed on his profile that it was "possible that the social network is not accessible on the Internet for a week at most".

"We will do everything to find a new supplier quickly," he added.

Google and Apple have already removed Parler from their respective app download platforms.

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These decisions, however, had lesser consequences: they made it more difficult to access the Speak application on mobile devices, but subscribers can still access it if they had already downloaded it or go directly to the Internet.

To justify its decision Friday, Google had mentioned the presence of messages "inciting violence. Apple followed its example on Saturday by regretting the" proliferation "of" threats of violence and illegal activities ".

Donald Trump's profile suspended on multiple platforms

"Amazon, Google and Apple did this in a coordinated effort knowing that our options would be limited and that it would inflict as much damage on us as President Trump is banned by tech companies," lamented the boss. to speak.

On Saturday, its app was the most downloaded on the App Store before it was suspended.

Many fans of the American president have indeed flocked to conservative platforms like Parler or Gab following the decision taken by Twitter to permanently close the account of the American president.

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Other mainstream networks like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitch have also suspended the profile of the tenant of the White House after the events of Wednesday.

The social network Parler was especially at its beginnings in 2018 the prerogative of extremist fringes.

But it is now attracting more traditional conservative voices, including Republican parliamentarians.

Like other alternative platforms, Parler regulates disinformation and hate speech less than established networks.

With AFP

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