The YouTuber had his Amazon affiliate account canceled after 7 years
without warning or evidence of wrongdoing. The reason given was that
purchases made through his links were for personal use or made by
friends and family, which he denies. He finds the timing suspicious as
it came a week after he made a video criticizing Amazon for canceling a
customer's account for a racist doorbell claim. He argues that the small
amount of revenue from his affiliate links is inconsequential to him.
He believes Amazon is becoming less accountable as it grows in power and
treats customers worse. While not excusing Amazon's actions, he
questions whether enough vetting was done before canceling his account.
The snap decision shows how trigger happy Amazon is to remove people's
accounts.
The YouTuber had his Amazon affiliate account canceled after 7 years without warning or evidence of wrongdoing. The reason given was that purchases made through his links were for personal use or made by friends and family, which he denies. He finds the timing suspicious as it came a week after he made a video criticizing Amazon for canceling a customer's account for a racist doorbell claim. He argues that the small amount of revenue from his affiliate links is inconsequential to him. He believes Amazon is becoming less accountable as it grows in power and treats customers worse. While not excusing Amazon's actions, he questions whether enough vetting was done before canceling his account. The snap decision shows how trigger happy Amazon is to remove people's accounts.