Amazon was caught lying to Congress about use of seller data
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1. Amazon creates an elitist class system whereby sales of some goods are limited to Prime members only. Non-prime members are denied service. Amazon's market domination has reached a point where consumers often cannot find what they need outside of Amazon's store.
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1. Amazon makes [guinea pigs of customers][guinea-pigs] to develop highly experimental products. Who pays for that? The customer, who doesn't get a refund when Amazon pulls the plug and the Internet connected device self destructs after the warranty ends.
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1. When Amazon [throws away millions of items][wastes-stock] instead of selling them to an overstock specialist or donating to charity, it's not just bad for the environment, it's also anti-competitive likely in breach of anti-trust laws.
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1. Amazon was [caught lying to Congress][liedtocongress] about its use of seller data.
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See also Richard Stallman's [Amazon RAP sheet][RMS], which we will one day merge into the above.
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[suicide]: <https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/technology/amazon-suicide-poison-preservative.html>
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[suicide-cache]: <https://web.archive.org/web/20220205064526/www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/technology/amazon-suicide-poison-preservative.html>
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[liedtocongress]: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/us-lawmakers-seek-criminal-probe-of-amazon-for-lying-about-use-of-seller-data/
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[liedtocongress-cache]: http://web.archive.org/web/20220309180622/arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/us-lawmakers-seek-criminal-probe-of-amazon-for-lying-about-use-of-seller-data/
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