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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026

Amazon *clearly* understands why shoppers would want to compare unit pricing, but offering a per-unit sort option to its search would make the bribery racket a lot less effective, because searchers could just sort by *unit* price and find the best bargain. 39/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026

Let me remind you: *payola is Amazon's single largest source of profits*. When I was researching *Enshittification*, Amazon's take from payola was in the mid-$30 billion. 40/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026

A year later, when I did tour stops with Tim Wu (who was promoting his excellent book *The Age of Extraction*), I learned that this number had climbed to more than *$50 billion*. This year, it's on track to top *$80 billion*. 41/

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naaah @haaan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Is this about sponsored results, or search results generally?

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mysticalmagical7.bsky.social @mysticalmagical7.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's the same system as the plantation company store

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