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Line 6: − − ==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; − − Six people were killed when the roof of an Amazon warehouse collapsed during a [[tornado]] in [[Illinois]] in December 2021. One employee texted his girlfriend saying that Amazon would not allow him to leave before the collapse in which he was killed.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/12/12/amazon-worker-texted-girlfriend-he-wasnt-allowed-to-leave-warehouse/</ref> Line 20:
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Following the [[Democrat]] crime wave affecting major American cities which began in the [[2020 leftwing insurrection|summer of 2020]], Amazon.com moved its headquarters out of downtown [[Seattle]].<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/03/18/amazon-bails-out-of-downtown-due-to-violent-crime-surge-dodges-the-consequence-of-woke-policies/</ref>
Following the [[Democrat]] crime wave affecting major American cities which began in the [[2020 leftwing insurrection|summer of 2020]], Amazon.com moved its headquarters out of downtown [[Seattle]].<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/03/18/amazon-bails-out-of-downtown-due-to-violent-crime-surge-dodges-the-consequence-of-woke-policies/</ref>
==Sales and use taxes==
==Sales and use taxes==
People are arguing whether he meant that the reports of Amazon not paying taxes is "fake news" or whether the Amazon company itself is fake news. Amazon and the [[Washington Post]] have different ownership. <ref> https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/06/28/trump-attacks-washington-post-amazon-over-internet-taxes.html</ref> <ref>https://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/06/28/president-trump-attacks-amazon-on-twitter-says-it-doesnt-pay-internet-taxes.html</ref>
People are arguing whether he meant that the reports of Amazon not paying taxes is "fake news" or whether the Amazon company itself is fake news. Amazon and the [[Washington Post]] have different ownership. <ref> https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/06/28/trump-attacks-washington-post-amazon-over-internet-taxes.html</ref> <ref>https://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/06/28/president-trump-attacks-amazon-on-twitter-says-it-doesnt-pay-internet-taxes.html</ref>
==Liberal politics==
==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;
Six people were killed when the roof of an Amazon warehouse collapsed during a [[tornado]] in [[Illinois]] in December 2021. One employee texted his girlfriend saying that Amazon would not allow him to leave before the collapse in which he was killed.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/12/12/amazon-worker-texted-girlfriend-he-wasnt-allowed-to-leave-warehouse/</ref>
===Liberal politics===
Amazon.com was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], who also owns ''[[The Washington Post]]''.
Amazon.com was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], who also owns ''[[The Washington Post]]''.