Parler LLC v. Amazon Web Services Inc

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against defendant(s) Amazon Web Solutions, Inc. (Receipt # AWAWDC-6862856) Attorney David J Groesbeck added to party Parler LLC(pty:pla), filed by Parler LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Correspondence from Defendant to Plaintiff, #2 Exhibit Defendant's Customer Agreement, #3 Summons, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Groesbeck, David)

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From: AWS Trust and Safety <[e-mail]>
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2021 7:19 PM
To: Amy Peikoff <apeikoff@PARLER.COM>
Subject: Your AWS Account
Dear Amy,
Thank you for speaking with us earlier today.
As we discussed on the phone yesterday and this morning, we remain troubled by the repeated viola ons of our terms of
service. Over the past several weeks, we’ve reported 98 examples to Parler of posts that clearly encourage
and incite violence. Here are a few examples below from the ones we’ve sent previously:

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Recently, we’ve seen a steady increase in this violent content on your website, all of which violates our terms. It’s clear
that Parler does not have an effec ve process to comply with the AWS terms of service. It also seems that Parler is s ll
trying to determine its posi on on content modera on. You remove some violent content when contacted by us or
others, but not always with urgency. Your CEO recently stated publicly that he doesn’t “feel responsible for any of this,
and neither should the pla orm.” This morning, you shared that you have a plan to more proac vely moderate violent
content, but plan to do so manually with volunteers. It’s our view that this nascent plan to use volunteers to promptly
iden fy and remove dangerous content will not work in light of the rapidly growing number of violent posts. This
is further demonstrated by the fact that you s ll have not taken down much of the content that we’ve sent you. Given the
unfortunate events that transpired this past week in Washington, D.C., there is serious risk that this type of content will
further incite violence.
AWS provides technology and services to customers across the poli cal spectrum, and we con nue to respect Parler’s
right to determine for itself what content it will allow on its site. However, we cannot provide services to a customer that
is unable to effec vely iden fy and remove content that encourages or incites violence against others. Because Parler
cannot comply with our terms of service and poses a very real risk to public safety, we plan to suspend Parler’s account
effec ve Sunday, January 10th, at 11:59PM PST. We will ensure that all of your data is preserved for you to migrate to
your own servers, and will work with you as best as we can to help your migra on.
- AWS Trust & Safety Team

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