Interesting Global [email protected]English • 11 months ago

Amazon Execs Intentionally Made Site Shittier to Rake in More Profit, New Quotes from FTC Lawsuit Show

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Amazon Execs Intentionally Made Site Shittier to Rake in More Profit, New Quotes from FTC Lawsuit Show

Interesting Global [email protected]English • 11 months ago

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Former CEO Jeff Bezos instructed executives to "accept more defects," an internal term for irrelevant ads.

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As a customer since they were just a bookstore, I can confirm that it sure has gotten shittier.

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