Amazon v Parler: Tech giant won't be forced to host controversial social media app 21 Jan, 2021 09:14 PM 4 minutes to read AP Amazon won't be forced to restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media app favoured by followers of former President Donald Trump. US District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle said she wasn't dismissing Parler's "substantive underlying claims" against Amazon, but said it had fallen short in demonstrating the need for an injunction forcing it back online. Read More Amazon kicked Parler off its web-hosting service on January 11. In court filings, it said the suspension was a "last resort" to block Parler from harbouring violent plans to disrupt the presidential transition.