Parler files a new case

Parler filed to dismiss its federal lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday — the same day the platform filed a new lawsuit in Washington state court alleging defamation and breach of contract.

The federal lawsuit was filed in January, and had sought a court order ruling that Amazon had to resume hosting Parler after Amazon Web Services (AWS) pulled the platform due to violent posts surrounding the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol. But a federal judge in January denied Parler’s request for a court order that would have forced Amazon to resume hosting the platform.

The new lawsuit alleges Amazon “attempted to kill Parler” because the app’s rising popularity made it a “competitive threat” to the mainstream tech platforms.

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) spokesperson dismissed Parler’s latest legal challenge, stating that “there is no merit to these claims.”