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ttul on Jan 10, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler

> This was a coordinated attack by the tech giants to kill competition in the market place.

Nah, I don't buy that. The tech giants are booting Parler off their platforms because it's unprofitable. Imagine being Apple and choosing to keep Parler's app online when Amazon has booted them off. Or vice versa. You don't want to be the "last man standing" and subject to, effectively, a boycott of your services, or at the very least a bunch of terrible PR.

justinhj on Jan 10, 2021 | [–]

I assume you mean unprofitable as in bad for business, because I suspect if Parler is able to exist at all it will be highly profitable.

devmunchies on Jan 10, 2021 | [–]

> because it's unprofitable.

Having as many users as Parler is worth a lot of money. I'd say it more ideological than financial.

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