For companies like this when they get caught the fine should be what they made on profits from the illegal act plus a fine.
this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2023
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That's how it usually works for other money you got while committing a crime. You lose all of it
When you're not a company anyways
The FTC can fine them and I believe just about everyone who used Amazon during this time period could join a class action lawsuit.
Amazon ditched binding arbitration recently, so I think they probably will end up with a huge lawsuit.
guy is such a fucking ghoul. he’s siphoned BILLIONS of dollars, HUGELY profitable, but he’s still looking for ways to take more. I would care a lot less if that money was seeing it’s way to employees, but it’s not.