And no, Parler wasn't hacked either. Its public posts were simply scraped Share Copy Updated Parler, which advertised itself as a place where you can "speak freely and express yourself openly, without fear of being 'deplatformed' for your views," sued Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday for deplatforming the site. On Saturday, AWS suspended Parler's account, based on the social network's role as a medium through which last week's attempted pro-Trump insurrection at the US Capitol was coordinated. In a letter to Parler, AWS said it could not provide service to a company unable to identify and remove content that incites violence. Because AWS provided Parler's hosting infrastructure, Parler – a haven primarily for far-right netizens banned or ostracized from other platforms – went offline and remains unavailable.