Louis Rossmann, a popular YouTuber and well known right-to-repair advocate, says he has been punished by Amazon for sharing his opinion about the giant’s recent embarrassing decision to “reach into” a customer’s home and turn off his devices by disabling his Amazon account, based on what turned out to be a false accusation of racism.
But this episode of Amazon’s knee-jerk reaction doesn’t seem to have been a teaching moment, because now the corporation is accused of going after commentators as no doubt a damage-control measure – but one that also might backfire.
In Rossmann’s case, Amazon decided not to approve his Associates application, ostensibly for addressing the case that saw an Amazon delivery driver falsely accuse Brandon Jackson, who is black, of using his Amazon doorbell device to spew a racist slur.
