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Amazon has faced significant scrutiny and criticism, particularly concerning its treatment of workers, marketplace practices, data privacy issues, and its impact on small businesses. It has been involved in various regulatory and legal challenges related to anti-competitive behavior, safety, and consumer protection, with calls for increased oversight on its business operations. | Amazon has faced significant scrutiny and criticism, particularly concerning its treatment of workers, marketplace practices, data privacy issues, and its impact on small businesses. It has been involved in various regulatory and legal challenges related to anti-competitive behavior, safety, and consumer protection, with calls for increased oversight on its business operations. | ||
== Controversies == | ==Controversies== | ||
Amazon has been involved in numerous controversies, from dangerous products to anti-competitive practices. Below is a comprehensive listing of every relevant controversy documented here on this wiki: <!-- Need a better preamble here --><!-- I added a bit to hopefully improve the preamble. (shingo) --> | Amazon has been involved in numerous controversies, from dangerous products to anti-competitive practices. Below is a comprehensive listing of every relevant controversy documented here on this wiki: <!-- Need a better preamble here --><!-- I added a bit to hopefully improve the preamble. (shingo) --> | ||
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|[[Amazon PhotosPlus Discontinuation]] | |[[Amazon PhotosPlus Discontinuation]] | ||
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|Amazon uses "dark patterns" for its premium subscription | |||
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|Systematically designing the cancelling steps to be complicated and long ; using tricks to kidnap users into the subscription. See "Project Illiad" | |||
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|[https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-takes-action-against-amazon-enrolling-consumers-amazon-prime-without-consent-sabotaging-their FTC Takes Action Against Amazon] | |||
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=== All Louis Rossmann videos covering Amazon: <!-- These references should be updated to either: A. Use the title of the video B. Summarize the video --> === | ===All Louis Rossmann videos covering Amazon:<!-- These references should be updated to either: A. Use the title of the video B. Summarize the video -->=== | ||
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