Amazon blocked 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York.
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year before any of their offerings could be sold.
The numbers were released in Amazon's first report on its anti-counterfeiting efforts since it announced new tools and technologies in 2019...
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