this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2026
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This cannot possibly hold up in court. You cant just advertise a product and then be like "*but actually we might be lying about some or all of these things"??? What the fuck are you selling then

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 25 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Amazon’s “Starfish” project is scraping the net for small businesses and posting their products on Amazon, with AI generated information.

Imagine getting a sale from a storefront you didn’t consent to being listed on, with an inaccurate description of your product.

[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

Didn't Uber eats do this same thing with small restaurants?