#Letters to the editor — Jan. 16, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 16, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 16, 2021” The Issue: Google, Apple and Amazon banning right-wing social-media app Parler from their stores. Many of my left-leaning friends are overjoyed with Amazon, Google and Apple combining their powers to pull the plug on their ideological rival, Parler (“Big Tech Goes Full Cartel,” Editorial, Jan. 11). Parler…

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#Trump wanted to join Parler under pseudonym, CEO claims

#Trump wanted to join Parler under pseudonym, CEO claims

“#Trump wanted to join Parler under pseudonym, CEO claims” President Trump considered joining Parler under a pseudonym in the months before the controversial social network went dark, its chief executive claimed in court papers. Trump had thought about moving to the Twitter-like platform — which was popular with his supporters — under the name “Person…

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#Amazon slams Parler for failing to police death threat posts

#Amazon slams Parler for failing to police death threat posts

“#Amazon slams Parler for failing to police death threat posts” Amazon’s cloud-computing unit said it repeatedly warned Parler about graphic death threats that users posted on the controversial social network before it was forced offline this week. Amazon Web Services slammed Parler’s failure to police such violent content in a response to a lawsuit the…

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