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The world's dominant e-commerce and cloud computing platform, with a documented record of suppressing warehouse worker organizing while aggressively automating the jobs those workers do.

Last updated May 13, 2026

Reasons to avoid

Issues span:LaborTaxAntitrustEnvironmentConsumer
  1. Systemic labor rights violations and hazardous working conditions that have led to high injury rates and global worker strikes over unfair treatment.business-humanrights.org2025-11-22
  2. Aggressive and controversial tax avoidance strategies that allow the company to pay disproportionately low taxes compared to its massive global revenue.thedrum.com2025-11-22
  3. Documented anti-competitive practices, including using third-party seller data to launch competing products and blocking price competition, which stifles small businesses.oag.ca.gov2025-11-22
  4. Staggering carbon footprint from massive logistics networks and energy-intensive data centers, with emissions continuing to rise despite public climate pledges.seattletimes.com2025-11-22
  5. Allegedly struck an unlawful deal with Apple to increase the prices of Apple and Beats products, leading to a £900 million UK legal action for consumer harm.businesswire.com2025-12-16

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