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Hawley introduces legislation targeting Amazon, Google antitrust concerns

• loldk 6y ago
  > “Woke Big Tech companies like Google and Amazon have been coddled by Washington politicians for years,” Hawley said in a statement Monday. “This treatment has allowed them to amass colossal amounts of power that they use to censor political opinions they don’t agree with and shut out competitors who offer consumers an alternative to the status quo.” I once had aired a grievance about dark pattern UX on Amazon on twitter, and out of nowhere the Amazon twitter account responded within a few minutes. I never followed or interacted with that account, and it wasn't following me. I also worked at WF and have had people close to me work there for years. Amazon truly is a nightmare. My biggest problem with companies like Amazon is that "shit rolls downhill", aka the false paradigms, and immoral behavior/habits spread through their customers, partners and victims. Jeff Bezos having the ability to extend his reach this far is already too much. Imagine the damage he and people like him will do if they expand into the rest of the solar system with Blue Origin... I'm glad this is happening. It needs to happen.