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In 2010, Amazon invested $175 million in LivingSocial, a local deal/coupon site.<ref>{{cite news|last=Isaac|first=Mike|date=December 2, 2010|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeisaac/2010/12/02/livingsocial-receives-175-million-investment-from-amazon|title=LivingSocial Receives $175 Million Investment From Amazon|work=Forbes|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Amazon launched the "Amazon Prime" paid membership service which provides free shipping to its members as well as free online access to movies and archived television programs. In 2014, Amazon announced that it would be partnering with [[Twitter]], an agreement that allows individuals to make purchases using a hashtag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theaussieseo.com/2014/05/26/top-e-commerce-tips-boost-position-search-engines/|title=Twitter And Amazon Join Forces|date=15 May 2014|accessdate=31 October 2014|quote=In a recent announcement Amazon made it’s affiliation with Twitter public. It will allow it’s users to buy products using a hashtag. The service is already available in the US and United Kingdom.}}</ref> Also in 2014, Amazon acquired the right to administer the .buy top level domain in an auction for $4,588,888<ref>{{cite web|title=Wow: Amazon.com buys .Buy for $4.6 million, .Tech sells for $6.8 million|url=http://domainnamewire.com/2014/09/17/amazon-dotby-dottech/|date=|author=Domainnamewire.com|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=.Buy Domain Sold to Amazon.com for $4,588,888|url=http://uttamujjwal.com/2014/09/buy-domain-sold-amazon-com-4588888/|date=|author=Uttamujjwal.com|publisher=}}</ref>
In 2010, Amazon invested $175 million in LivingSocial, a local deal/coupon site.<ref>{{cite news|last=Isaac|first=Mike|date=December 2, 2010|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeisaac/2010/12/02/livingsocial-receives-175-million-investment-from-amazon|title=LivingSocial Receives $175 Million Investment From Amazon|work=Forbes|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Amazon launched the "Amazon Prime" paid membership service which provides free shipping to its members as well as free online access to movies and archived television programs. In 2014, Amazon announced that it would be partnering with [[Twitter]], an agreement that allows individuals to make purchases using a hashtag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theaussieseo.com/2014/05/26/top-e-commerce-tips-boost-position-search-engines/|title=Twitter And Amazon Join Forces|date=15 May 2014|accessdate=31 October 2014|quote=In a recent announcement Amazon made it’s affiliation with Twitter public. It will allow it’s users to buy products using a hashtag. The service is already available in the US and United Kingdom.}}</ref> Also in 2014, Amazon acquired the right to administer the .buy top level domain in an auction for $4,588,888<ref>{{cite web|title=Wow: Amazon.com buys .Buy for $4.6 million, .Tech sells for $6.8 million|url=http://domainnamewire.com/2014/09/17/amazon-dotby-dottech/|date=|author=Domainnamewire.com|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=.Buy Domain Sold to Amazon.com for $4,588,888|url=http://uttamujjwal.com/2014/09/buy-domain-sold-amazon-com-4588888/|date=|author=Uttamujjwal.com|publisher=}}</ref>
==Criticism==
Since its founding, the company has attracted criticism and controversy for its actions, including: supplying law enforcement with facial recognition surveillance tools; forming cloud computing partnerships with the CIA; leading customers away from bookshops; adversely impacting the environment, placing a low priority on warehouse conditions for workers; actively opposing unionization efforts; remotely deleting content purchased by Amazon Kindle users; taking public subsidies; seeking to patent its 1-Click technology; engaging in anti-competitive actions and price discrimination;
==Sales and use taxes==
==Sales and use taxes==