Amy Goodman of @DemocracyNow interviews Juan González of @Public_Citizen about their new report on @amazon profiteering + price gouging during the pandemic. #InvestigateAmazon democracynow.org/2020/9/15/pand…
Key findings include:
•Amazon set prices of products during the COVID-19 pandemic to levels that would be considered violations of price gouging laws in many states.
•Amazon has misled the public, law enforcement, and policymakers about price increases during the pandemic.
•Amazon set prices of products during the COVID-19 pandemic to levels that would be considered violations of price gouging laws in many states.
•Amazon has misled the public, law enforcement, and policymakers about price increases during the pandemic.
• Numerous examples of price increases were found on essential products on Amazon, some as much as 1000% over the expected price.
• Amazon publicly blamed so-called third-party sellers for price increases while continuing to allow third-party sellers to increase their prices.
• Amazon publicly blamed so-called third-party sellers for price increases while continuing to allow third-party sellers to increase their prices.
The facts in this report demonstrate the need for a federal price gouging law, and for Amazon to reform pricing and product listing practices.
Amazon is a threat to democracy and human rights everywhere. #InvestigateAmazon
Read the full report: citizen.org/article/prime-…
Amazon is a threat to democracy and human rights everywhere. #InvestigateAmazon
Read the full report: citizen.org/article/prime-…
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