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Amazon accused of pirating internet content with AI bots

A Mastodon user is accusing Amazon of hypocrisy regarding internet content. The user claims that Amazon, which owns streaming and eBook platforms, is pirating content from websites by using its "FriendlyCrawler" and "Amazonbot" to scrape data. This is happening despite the user's website explicitly stating that AI bots are not welcome. AI

RANK_REASON User-generated complaint on social media without broader industry impact or verification.

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Amazon accused of pirating internet content with AI bots

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · alice_pea_3526 ·

    @ fortune @ personal-finance-fortune Doesn't Amazon own a streaming platform and an eBook marketplace? Why are they pirating the internet's content, while not w

    @ fortune @ personal-finance-fortune Doesn't Amazon own a streaming platform and an eBook marketplace? Why are they pirating the internet's content, while not wanting to be pirated themselves? Amazon's "FriendlyCrawler" and "Amazonbot" are among the # AI # clankers that have been…