Dave, Patrick and Murphy from Financial Time said that the social network Parler, an increasingly popular forum for the far-right, has been told by Amazon that its web hosting would be suspended on Sunday, a move that all but ensures it is taken offline.
The action is the latest attempt by a tech company to quash incitement to violence in the wake of Wednesday’s rampage in Washington by a pro-Trump mob. Apple and Google expelled Parler from their respective app stores in the past 24 hours, while Twitter permanently suspended the account of President Donald Trump on Friday.
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