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[โ€“] NeverEnoughSunlight@fedia.io -4 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Be advised there are many independent sellers on Amazon who will be hurt by this unless buyers seek said sellers out on a private basis.

It should also be noted that any cozying up to the current U.S. administration is very, very recent. Years ago they were hostile.

[โ€“] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago

They're hostile to regulation, and past administrations attempted to regulate them. That doesn't mean that they like the current administration, they just tolerate it.

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