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Private companies just want to act in their best interest. Call it what you will, no one wants to be associated with them; and as such they get removed.

Amazon, Google, Facebook, et.al. owe Parler exactly nothing.

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I was just pointing out that these very powerful companies, some are claimed to be monopolies are acting in unison which can be argued seems like cartel behavior.

There's a big reason they act in unison now though. They're responding to a single national security threat event and possible consequencial liabilities. So it is not a random time do be doing this. There has previously been legitimate concern about extremism, and from this event seems only to accellerate until mitigated. People should enjoy free speech, but how these platforms work, the side-effects of algos and what kinds of conversations is facilitated do matter.

That is a good reason why we need to support such businesses not in the US. There is no way a European based company would ban them on such a short notice over some minor thing happening in the US. It isn't like US based companies ban much in Europe, it is just local politics driving these decisions.

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