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Prime Video controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Protests organized against Amazon over Tandav

    Public backlash

    In January 2021, protests were organized against Amazon over the web series Tandav. BJP lawmakers and others took part in the demonstrations, alleging that the series insulted Hindu gods and goddesses. The controversy centered on the content of the show, which critics said disrespected Hindu deities. The protests represented a backlash from members of India's ruling party against the streaming series.

    BJP lawmakers and others organized protests against Amazon over the web series Tandav, which they alleged insulted Hindu gods and goddesses.

    Stated objective. To warn Amazon not to show scenes alleged to insult Hindu gods and goddesses.

    Source excerpt

    • Protests against Amazon.com have been organised for Monday to warn it not to show scenes insulting Hindu gods and goddesses, Ram Kadam, a BJP member of the Maharashtra legislative assembly, said in a tweet after filing a complaint with police in Mumbai on Sunday.
    • The political drama “Tandav” also drew the ire of other lawmakers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), causing fresh controversy for the e-commerce giant
    • A local official from India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party on Sunday registered a police complaint against an Amazon Prime web series alleging it insults Hindu gods and goddesses, and threatened to launch a protest at the company’s office in Mumbai.
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  2. 2020

    Email reveals Apple offered Amazon Prime Video a lower App Store commission

    Issue disclosure

    A publicly disclosed email showed that an Apple executive offered Amazon a 15% subscription fee for bringing Prime Video to the App Store, below Apple's stated usual 30% rate; the report said this appeared to conflict with Apple's public position of treating developers equally.

    Source excerpt

    • 这封电子邮件表明，针对 App Store 应用商店，大公司可以与苹果商讨更好的合作条款。显然，这与苹果的公开立场相矛盾，即所有应用在其平台上都得到平等对待。
    • 而众议院反垄断小组委员会周三公布的一封电子邮件显示，为了吸引这项应用，苹果的一名高管向亚马逊承诺只收取 15% 的订阅费（应用内购买），低于苹果通常对大多数应用内购买收取的 30% 的费用。
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