Stripe—Stripe suspended payment processing for Parler after January 6 Capitol riot
Following the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, Stripe suspended payment processing services for Parler, a social media platform that had been used to coordinate the attack. Multiple technology providers including AWS and Okta also suspended Parler's services, effectively shutting down the platform. This was part of broader tech industry action against platforms seen as facilitating the insurrection.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Moderation | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Democratic Institutions | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.322 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (1 signal)
Gartner documented Stripe among providers that suspended Parler after Capitol riot
Gartner documented that multiple technology service providers including Amazon Web Services, Okta, and Stripe suspended or terminated service to Parler after the January 6 Capitol riot, effectively deplatforming the service.