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===Amazon===
===Amazon===
[[File:Schindler Jan 12.png|right|350px|thumb|Langley's 7th floor is a reference to CIA headquarters.]]
{{See also|Amazon.com}}
{{See also|Amazon.com}}
Amazon.com was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], who also owns ''[[The Washington Post]]''. It was reported in September 2017 that Amazon had deleted numerous one-star reviews of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s book ''What Happened''.<ref>Richardson, Bradford (September 13, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/13/amazon-deletes-one-star-reviews-clinton-book/ One-star reviews of Hillary Clinton’s ‘What Happened’ disappear on Amazon]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved September 19, 2017.</ref>
Amazon.com was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]]. In 2013 the ''Washington Post'' was acquired by Jeff Bezos. That same year, Amazon also obtained a [[CIA]] contract worth $600 million, at least twice what Bezos paid for the ''Post''. The Institute for Public Accuracy released a statement condemning the move.<ref>https://medium.com/@SarahRRunge/amazon-the-washington-post-and-the-cia-d68a4ee802e#.406uub5gw</ref>
{{Quotebox-float|When the main shareholder in one of the very largest corporations in the world benefits from a massive contract with the CIA on the one hand, and that same billionaire owns the ''Washington Post'' on the other hand, there are serious problems. The Post is unquestionably the political paper of record in the [[United States]], and how it covers governance sets the agenda for the balance of the news media. Citizens need to know about this [[conflict of interest]] in the columns of the Post itself.}}
The ''[[Nation magazine|Nation]]'' magazine also condemned the conflict of interest. It was reported in September 2017 that Amazon had deleted numerous one-star reviews of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s book ''What Happened''.<ref>Richardson, Bradford (September 13, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/13/amazon-deletes-one-star-reviews-clinton-book/ One-star reviews of Hillary Clinton’s ‘What Happened’ disappear on Amazon]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved September 19, 2017.</ref>
In 2018, Amazon announced it would raise its minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour, though this was a political stunt, as most of its workers already made over $15 an hour, and it was transitioning to replacing human labor with robots.<ref>Adelmann, Bob (October 3, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary/item/30235-amazon-s-new-15-minimum-wage-is-a-shrewd-political-move Amazon’s New $15 Minimum Wage Is a Shrewd Political Move]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 4, 2018.</ref>
In 2018, Amazon announced it would raise its minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour, though this was a political stunt, as most of its workers already made over $15 an hour, and it was transitioning to replacing human labor with robots.<ref>Adelmann, Bob (October 3, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary/item/30235-amazon-s-new-15-minimum-wage-is-a-shrewd-political-move Amazon’s New $15 Minimum Wage Is a Shrewd Political Move]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 4, 2018.</ref>