Amazon's ads strategy helped pump its profits while steering shoppers to higher-priced goods, the agency alleges.

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.

  • Fuzzypyro@lemmy.worldEnglish
    281·
    11 months ago

    What is it with these “allegations”? This is the kind of stuff they would brag about on investor calls.

    • flawedFraction@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      11 months ago

      In legal proceedings, statements like this are allegations. They are not considered to be true or factual until proven in court. You’ll see the word allegedly used even if it seems very obvious that someone did something because that is the correct way to report it.

      • meseek #2982@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        Yeah it’s legalize gymnastics. Only when convicted can you pin their crime.

        Beforehand, they are the alleged killer. Even if they were found at the scene with a gun in their hand, till the jury renders the verdict, they are only alleged to be the killer.

        • Fades@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          11 months ago

          You say it like it’s a bad thing, personally I prefer the innocent until proven guilty approach