Judge rules Amazon can keep Parler offline

The technology giant said Parler had shown an “unwillingness and inability” to remove a slew of dangerous posts that called for the rape, torture and assassination of politicians, tech executives and many others.

The website of the social media platform Parler (Christophe Gateau/dpa/AP)

Amazon will not be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a US federal judge ruled against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media app.

US District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle said she was not 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.