Amazon investigates after anti-vaxxer leaflet found hidden in children’s book – Mother alarmed after anti-vaccination propaganda found inside book bought for son, who is about to receive the HPV jab Concerns have been raised that the anti-vaccination movement is targeting children via Amazon warehouses, after a Hampshire mother found a leaflet condemning the HPV vaccine […]

Even Amazon and the tech giants could fail to click in a changing market – If the online retail giant has felt some pressure on profits, what price other, less secure, Silicon Valley firms? The march of Amazon and other US tech giants to world domination can sometimes seem unstoppable. Investors who have bought into […]

Fake reviews: How the Facebook ‘factories’ are still ripping us off – Months after a Which? investigation into the manufacture of misleading reviews on Amazon, most are still active Consumers continue to risk being ripped off as a result of fake review “factories” on Facebook that manufacture misleading Amazon product reviews, says Which? It told […]

Flood of ‘fake’ five-star reviews inundating Amazon, Which? finds – Unverified reviews may be being used to artificially boost products, says consumer group Amazon’s customer review system is being undermined by a flood of “fake” five-star reviews for products from unfamiliar brands, a new investigation claims. The consumer group Which? analysed the listings of hundreds […]

How the French rose up against a huge Amazon logistics centre – ‘We won’t back down’: protesters express concern over pollution and protected species For Gilles Renevier, a vet from a village south-east of Lyon, fighting Amazon’s plans to build a vast logistics centre in his area was “common sense”. The US firm was due […]

Amazon shoppers misled by ‘bundled’ star-ratings and reviews – Guardian study finds inferior items appear highly praised, making ratings worthless Badly translated versions of classic books and critically panned remakes of Hollywood films appear to have glowing endorsements on Amazon thanks to the website’s policy of bundling together reviews of different products. Analysis by the […]

Amazon claims Woody Allen ‘sabotaged’ films with #MeToo comments – Tech giant says it was justified in terminating four-film deal with director who has since taken $68m legal action Amazon has responded to the $68m (£52m) breach of contract legal action launched by Woody Allen by saying that the director’s controversial comments over allegations of […]