Category: Amazon

NTD Business Full Broadcast (Jan. 11)

Twitter shares plummet after banning President Trump from its platform. Twitter alternative Parler sues Amazon for taking down its website. It says Amazon’s hosting service violated their contract. U-S Trade Rep Robert Lighthizer tells Biden’s team to keep pressure on China — by keeping President Trump’s tariffs in place. And Britain’s financial watchdog warns about…


Parler Sues Amazon, Asks Court to Reinstate Platform

Social media company Parler sued Amazon on Monday, alleging that the Seattle-based firm’s hosting service violated anti-trust laws and their contractual agreement. The company, which was taken offline by Amazon’s services early Monday morning, asked a federal judge in Washington state to reject Amazon’s shutdown of its services. Parler argued that Amazon’s move was “motivated by…


Amazon to Remove Parler From Its Web Hosting Service

Parler is fending off another attempt to shut down the social media network after Amazon said it is suspending the company from its web hosting service. Parler founder and CEO John Matze said in a statement that the multinational technology company will be shutting Parler’s servers at midnight Sunday, Jan. 10. Matze has characterized the…


Woman Deals Instant Karma to ‘Porch Pirate’ by Filling Fake Package With Cat Litter

When an Ontario woman got tired of having packages stolen from her front porch, she decided it was time to give the gift of instant karma to her (not-so-)friendly neighborhood “porch pirates.” So, she decided to surprise the next burglar by emptying her cat litter into an Amazon box, resealing it, and placing it outside…