Parler sues Amazon again, alleging effort to 'destroy' app


FILE PHOTO A screengrab of Parler.com website and Parler CEO John Matzes message on January 16 2021 reading quotHello world is this thing onquot seen in this picture obtained on January 17 2021 from social media. PARLER.COM WEBSITEvia REUTERSFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A screengrab of Parler.com website and Parler CEO John Matze's message on January 16, 2021, reading "Hello world, is this thing on?", seen in this picture obtained on January 17, 2021 from social media. PARLER.COM WEBSITE/via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - Parler, a social media app popular among right-wing groups, filed a new lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc of trying to destroy its business following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

The lawsuit seeking a variety of damages, including triple damages for anticompetitive conduct, was filed in Washington state court on Tuesday, two weeks after Parler returned online following a monthlong absence.

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