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AWS has alternatives in 1) Azure; 2) GCP; 3) Any number of smaller VPS providers; 4) self-hosted infrastructure; 5) co-location, which sometimes (often?) has different requirements compared to virtualization re: content.

> The fact that Parler isn't back online shows that there is an oligopoly in place.

It shows that they have mediocre-at-best technical talent in place, which isn't all that surprising given the content and target market.

> Parler can be shut down when it has been shown to have breached legislation passed by the country and has been found guilty of that in a court of law after due process.

This may be what you want, but it's not reality so I wouldn't frame it as a definitive fact like this.

> It's not just free speech that is at issue here.

It's not a free speech issue at all. Free speech means you can't be jailed or persecuted by the government for your speech.

> It is innocent until proven guilty and due process.

You're conflating a misunderstanding of Constitutional rights with criminal law. Due process is 100% irrelevant.



> AWS has alternatives

Yes, but we are seeing collusion

> It's not a free speech issue at all

Yes, it is.

> Free speech means you can't be jailed or persecuted by the government for your speech.

This is incorrect. You are confusing free speech with the 1st amendment.

The first amendment is the law that says the government cannot suppress your free speech. Free speech is not synonymous with that.

> Due process is 100% irrelevant

It is relevant to the extent that tech companies are operating as quasi governmental entities.




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