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Jeff Bezos urged Amazon to flood search results with junk ads, FTC alleges (www.cnbc.com)

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Jeff Bezos urged Amazon to flood search results with junk ads, FTC alleges::Amazon's ads strategy helped pump its profits while steering shoppers to higher-priced goods, the agency alleges.

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[-] ColonelSanders@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's not so much that they're out of touch (though they are) as it is that they just don't give a fuck. Any way to return a profit or bump the stock price a few cents is all that matters.

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