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Incidents Harmed By

Incident 3301 Report
“Amazon’s Choice” Algorithm Failed to Recommend Functional Products and Prone to Review Manipulation

2016-12-15

Amazon’s “Amazon’s Choice” algorithm recommended poor-quality defective products and were reportedly susceptible to manipulation by inauthentic reviews.

Incident 3291 Report
Amazon Recommended Explosive-Producing Ingredients as “Frequently Bought Together” Items for Chemicals

2017-09-18

Amazon was reported to have shown chemical combinations for producing explosives and incendiary devices as “frequently bought together” items via automated recommendation.

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Incident 330
1 Report
“Amazon’s Choice” Algorithm Failed to Recommend Functional Products and Prone to Review Manipulation
Incident 329
1 Report
Amazon Recommended Explosive-Producing Ingredients as “Frequently Bought Together” Items for Chemicals