Amazon allegedly destroyed communications, turned controversial programs on and off, and knowingly raised prices for consumers, according to unsealed documents.

Amazon execs destroyed years of evidence before FTC action, agency says::Amazon allegedly destroyed communications, turned controversial programs on and off, and knowingly raised prices for consumers, according to unsealed documents.

    • LufyCZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      2 years ago

      Everyone is complaining about services raising prices all the time. YouTube introducing anti-adblock tech has caused an uproar.

      Do you know why YouTube is dominant? It’s because it’s subsidized. Running a service like that is more expensive than you could ever imagine and it’s free, thanks to subsidization.

      I’m not saying Google’s a good company, but consider how much value YouTube has brought into the world - it’s not only entertainment, but also education.

      It wouldn’t survive on it’s own.

      Splitting up companies makes no sense. They could (and in 99% of cases still would) work together as one. Regulating them and holding them accountable does, much more. Why not start there, instead of wasting your time here?

      • LukeMedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        That’s one of the issues with these business models, it’s hard to give a consumer something and then take it away later to turn a profit (enshittification).

      • uis@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        2 years ago

        It’s because it’s subsidized.

        Do you know why google is ad monopoly? Because they have all youtube info.

        • LufyCZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          2 years ago

          There’s no way that’s true. It’s a piece of it for sure, but they are neither an ad monopoly or a monopoly dependent on YouTube info.