Once upon a time I had a #kindle and I bought two books from #Amazon one of which, ironically, was on #anarchism (imagine that, given that we have https://theanarchistlibrary.org ).
Then, some time after, Amazon froze my account due to "suspicious activity". I was supposed to contact support to get it opened. I was happy I only had two books.
More here: https://www.webpronews.com/amazon-ai-tools-scrape-retail-sites-without-consent-igniting-backlash/
"The controversy centers on features like “Shop Direct” and “Buy for Me,” which allow AI assistants to scour the web for products, add them to carts, and complete transactions on behalf of users. According to a recent article in TechRadar, small retailers are claiming these tools effectively “hijack” their stores by automating purchases from anonymous Amazon-linked accounts. "
Amazon's AI shopping tools, like "Shop Direct" and "Buy for Me," scrape small retailers' websites without consent, automating purchases and sparking backlash over privacy, fair competition, and unauthorized data use. Retailers are pushing back with potential lawsuits, while Amazon defends it as consumer innovation. This highlights ethical tensions in AI-driven e-commerce.
In 2026 small businesses are being targeted - whole online shops are being copied to route their sales through the Amazon site.
This is happening without the consent of those businesses and uses automated data & image scraping.
Presumably Amazon is trying to gather more sales data to pick promising products to knock off.
The twist is that Amazon are trying to sell this as a benefit to those businesses, when it's clearly not.
K: „Kann ich auf #Amazon ein Schachspiel für's Wichteln kaufen? Das wäre genau in dem Budget.“
Ich: „Amazon ist evil.“
Ich: „Kauf es irgendwo, wir zahlen dann den Unterschied.“
TLDR; It's a completely effed up system that gives Amazon more control over its slaves than North Korea. Reading this, it's not surprising so many big money corporations like fascist governments. With absolutely no government controls on their behaviours, they'll all be implementing these systems.
#amazonisevil #corporateInterests #wageslavery
Pluralistic: Checking in on the state of Amazon’s chickenized reverse-centaurs (23 Oct 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/23/traveling-salesman-solution/
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