Wed Jan 13, 2021, 09:30 AM

Amazon Court Filing Includes Chilling Death Threats Published on Parler

Source: Seattle Times, via Gizmodo

Amazon Court Filing Includes Chilling Death Threats Published on Parler

Matt Novak
Today 6:30AM Filed to: PARLER

Amazon submitted a new filing in federal court on Tuesday in response to an emergency motion by Parler to restore its hosting services through Amazon's AWS. Parler was kicked offline early Monday after Amazon said the social media company had violated its terms of service and Parler couldn't find another company willing to do business. Parler sued Amazon on Monday alleging breach of contract and an antitrust violation. ... But whatever you think of Amazon's actions, the filing makes one thing absolutely clear: Parler was a cesspool of racist hate, insurrectionist appeals against the United States, and chillingly specific death threats.

The court filing, first reported by Seattle Times, lays out the ways in which Parler violated Amazon's terms of service by using what Amazon calls a "hands-off approach" to moderating the content of its users. Amazon says it approached company leadership at Parler in mid-November 2020 and tried to get the social media service to address its problems. (1), (2)

Parler was either unable or unwilling to properly police its content, which became increasingly worse after President Donald Trump lost the presidential election to Joe Biden. Users called for a new civil war and threatened the assassination of politicians like Stacey Abrams and tech company executives like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

All of the threats would be disturbing enough in isolation before the 2020 presidential election, but they're even more terrifying in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. President Trump gave a speech that afternoon to an enormous crowd of supporters and told them to descend on the Capitol, where both houses of Congress were certifying electoral votes that will make Biden the president. Trump even promised to march down himself, something he didn't do. Instead, he went back to the White House and watched the chaos on TV, a dizzying outburst of violence that left five people dead.

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(1) https://www.pacermonitor.com/view/LHNWTAI/Parler_LLC_v_Amazon_Web_Services_Inc__wawdce-21-00031__0010.0.pdf

(2) https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-rebuffs-conservative-social-media-app-parlers-demand-to-be-reinstated-online/

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44 replies	Author	Time	Post
Amazon Court Filing Includes Chilling Death Threats Published on Parler (Original post)	mahatmakanejeeves	Jan 13	OP
I wonder whether Parler will drop their lawsuit against Amazon	Cirque du So-What	Jan 13	#1
They're just dumb enough to double down on it.	durablend	Jan 13	#5
And somehow they keep find ways to defend it.	WinstonSmith4740	Jan 13	#10
here we go again with the false equivalants .	AllaN01Bear	Jan 13	#16
Oh absolutely.	WinstonSmith4740	Jan 13	#27
Well said, agree 100%.	Jay25	Jan 13	#28
They are not stupid, just greedy narcissists there to serve themselves	mdbl	Jan 13	#32
"Stupid" and "greedy nacissists" are not mutually exclusive.	BobTheSubgenius	Jan 13	#35
ok LOL	mdbl	Jan 13	#36
Discovery is gonna suck if they keep it up.	lagomorph777	Jan 13	#44
Thank you Amazon.	Bluethroughu	Jan 13	#2
OP I posted in GD about this last night. Parler CEO admitted to backlog of 26,000 violations	highplainsdem	Jan 13	#3
I call bull . ..	Iliyah	Jan 13	#6
I don't blame Parler for getting upset over all of this. (edit below)	Rustynaerduwell	Jan 13	#4
Inorance as a defense. Novel. If you signed it, you bought it - read or not.	marble falls	Jan 13	#7
Edit: People, please. I was being facetious. I was also slyly pointing out that Parler had no other	Rustynaerduwell	Jan 13	#33
Good lord, who does?!	Marthe48	Jan 13	#12
No kidding. No one reads those things. We should, but we don't.	AllyCat	Jan 13	#18
Well Amazon also says they told them in November that they	NYC Liberal	Jan 13	#26
So they got extra warnings the rest of us don't get. And they still committed violations	AllyCat	Jan 13	#31
Told in November and not a subsequent lick of improvement, that I've heard of.	BobTheSubgenius	Jan 13	#37
Bah. Another 'Dog ate my homework' moment. Ignorance is not an excuse!	Tommymac	Jan 13	#29
Edit: People, please. I was being facetious. I was also slyly pointing out that Parler had no other	Rustynaerduwell	Jan 13	#34
Good one.	mjvpi	Jan 13	#30
Are you now Bill Gates' towel boy?	DBoon	Jan 13	#41
Amazon did right by rights. Deaths threatened & people died. Lawmakers nearly killed	Bernardo de La Paz	Jan 13	#8
+1	Lokee11	Jan 13	#20
They found a vile new host	soothsayer	Jan 13	#9
The new site is run by a guy whose last name is Monster.	OMGWTF	Jan 13	#24
Perhaps Rebekah Mercer needs to be indicted for funding insurrection.	Lonestarblue	Jan 13	#11
So should Ginny Thomas.	Initech	Jan 13	#14
As pointed out by another DUer, the Ginni Thomas accusation is false.	John1956PA	Jan 13	#19
Duly noted!	Initech	Jan 13	#21
Thanks, I share your sentiments about TP exactly! n/t	John1956PA	Jan 13	#22
Thank you for facts. It really irks me to fall for rumor posted here; DU is supposed to be better...	Hekate	Jan 13	#40
Just to be clear, twitter also is full of threats	janterry	Jan 13	#13
The MAGAs have done more damage to America than Al Qaeda or ISIS ever would or could.	Initech	Jan 13	#15
"With a little help from their friend"	Traildogbob	Jan 13	#17
They violated Amazon's Terms of Service, therefore Amazon is on solid standing in removing them.	iluvtennis	Jan 13	#23
Let Parler bleed their cash reserves dry fighting this.	MontanaMama	Jan 13	#25
"After the firing squads are done with the politicians the teachers are next."	DemoTex	Jan 13	#38
College professors. Librarians. Go full Pol Pot & shoot all the people with glasses.	Hekate	Jan 13	#42
Parler's bankruptcy is the least of their problems.	BlueWavePsych	Jan 13	#39
sounds like healing words all right..... Violent, murderous, insurrectionists. nt	Evolve Dammit	Jan 13	#43

Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2021, 09:36 AM

Cirque du So-What (17,294 posts)

1. I wonder whether Parler will drop their lawsuit against Amazon

now that such damning evidence has come to light. That stuff is indefensible.

Amazon Court Filing Includes Chilling Death Threats Published on Parler

1. I wonder whether Parler will drop their lawsuit against Amazon

5. They're just dumb enough to double down on it.

10. And somehow they keep find ways to defend it.

16. here we go again with the false equivalants .

27. Oh absolutely.

28. Well said, agree 100%.

32. They are not stupid, just greedy narcissists there to serve themselves

35. "Stupid" and "greedy nacissists" are not mutually exclusive.

36. ok LOL

44. Discovery is gonna suck if they keep it up.

2. Thank you Amazon.

3. OP I posted in GD about this last night. Parler CEO admitted to backlog of 26,000 violations

6. I call bull . ..

4. I don't blame Parler for getting upset over all of this. (edit below)

7. Inorance as a defense. Novel. If you signed it, you bought it - read or not.

33. Edit: People, please. I was being facetious. I was also slyly pointing out that Parler had no other

12. Good lord, who does?!

18. No kidding. No one reads those things. We should, but we don't.

26. Well Amazon also says they told them in November that they

31. So they got extra warnings the rest of us don't get. And they still committed violations

37. Told in November and not a subsequent lick of improvement, that I've heard of.

29. Bah. Another 'Dog ate my homework' moment. Ignorance is not an excuse!

34. Edit: People, please. I was being facetious. I was also slyly pointing out that Parler had no other

30. Good one.

41. Are you now Bill Gates' towel boy?

8. Amazon did right by rights. Deaths threatened & people died. Lawmakers nearly killed

20. +1

9. They found a vile new host

24. The new site is run by a guy whose last name is Monster.

11. Perhaps Rebekah Mercer needs to be indicted for funding insurrection.

14. So should Ginny Thomas.

19. As pointed out by another DUer, the Ginni Thomas accusation is false.

21. Duly noted!

22. Thanks, I share your sentiments about TP exactly! n/t

40. Thank you for facts. It really irks me to fall for rumor posted here; DU is supposed to be better...

13. Just to be clear, twitter also is full of threats

15. The MAGAs have done more damage to America than Al Qaeda or ISIS ever would or could.

17. "With a little help from their friend"

23. They violated Amazon's Terms of Service, therefore Amazon is on solid standing in removing them.

25. Let Parler bleed their cash reserves dry fighting this.

38. "After the firing squads are done with the politicians the teachers are next."

42. College professors. Librarians. Go full Pol Pot & shoot all the people with glasses.

39. Parler's bankruptcy is the least of their problems.

43. sounds like healing words all right..... Violent, murderous, insurrectionists. nt