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==Consumer impact summary==

====Business ~~Model~~====

====Business model====

Amazon gets a majority of its revenue from seller fees and Amazon Prime memberships. In addition, Amazon has a "subscribe and save" option for some products. With this, the page to manage these subscriptions is obfuscated for the user, intentional or not.

File:Amazon ~~Subscribe~~ and ~~Save Example~~.jpg|No "subscribe and save" option available

File:Amazon subscribe and save example 1.jpg|No "subscribe and save" option available.

File:Amazon ~~Subscribe~~ and ~~Save Example (1)~~.jpg|The option appears in the "buy again" section.

File:Amazon subscribe and save example 2.jpg|The option appears in the "buy again" section.

File:Amazon subscribe and save example 3.jpg|

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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss '''Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react''']

<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon revokes the concept of owning books, can edit books you already bought; PIRACY IS THE ANSWER! |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfcoUdWCB9M |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=XfcoUdWCB9M |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>

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|Amazon Fresh/Go Stores

(Convenience & Grocery Brick and Mortar Stores)

|2024

|Revealed in 2024, Amazon's convenience stores powered by "AI" is really just human contractors from India watching people shop.

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|[https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-abandons-ai-stores Amazon Abandons Grocery Stores Where You Just Walk Out With Stuff After It Turns Out Its “AI” Was Powered by 1,000 Human Contractors]

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|Amazon sells lethal litterboxes

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 ==Consumer impact summary==
+{{Ph-C-CIS}}
-====Business Model====
+====Business model====
 Amazon gets a majority of its revenue from seller fees and Amazon Prime memberships. In addition, Amazon has a "subscribe and save" option for some products. With this, the page to manage these subscriptions is obfuscated for the user, intentional or not.
 <gallery>
-File:Amazon Subscribe and Save Example.jpg|No "subscribe and save" option available
+File:Amazon subscribe and save example 1.jpg|No "subscribe and save" option available.
-File:Amazon Subscribe and Save Example (1).jpg|The option appears in the "buy again" section.
+File:Amazon subscribe and save example 2.jpg|The option appears in the "buy again" section.
+File:Amazon subscribe and save example 3.jpg|
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 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss '''Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react''']
 <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon revokes the concept of owning books, can edit books you already bought; PIRACY IS THE ANSWER! |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfcoUdWCB9M |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=XfcoUdWCB9M |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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+|Amazon Fresh/Go Stores
+(Convenience & Grocery Brick and Mortar Stores)
+|2024
+|Revealed in 2024, Amazon's convenience stores powered by "AI" is really just human contractors from India watching people shop.
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+|[https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-abandons-ai-stores Amazon Abandons Grocery Stores Where You Just Walk Out With Stuff After It Turns Out Its “AI” Was Powered by 1,000 Human Contractors]
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 |Amazon sells lethal litterboxes