Amazon gives Parler the boot

15/01/2021 23 min

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Episode Synopsis

The social platform favoured by Donald Trump supporters loses its online home after Amazon Web Services withdraws its cloud hosting. Plus, how the pandemic has fired the imagination of gadget-makers exhibiting at CES. And why the tech behind apps to help women track their menstrual cycles is leaving many users disappointed. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC Online tech team Chris Fox, Leo Kelion, and Zoe Kleinman. Produced by Jat Gill.(Image: Composite image of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the Parler logo. Credit: BBC).