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### Amazon's algorithms are misleading customers and causing them to spend way more than they should

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Amazon's algorithms are causing customers to pay significantly more than they should for popular products, while promoting those that benefit the corporation, according to an investigation by journalism non-profit ProPublica published today (Sept. 20).



The e-commerce company doesn't disclose exactly how its algorithm selects products from certain merchants, or itself, to be recommended in its "buy box"--the area on a product's page where customers can click to add an item to their baskets.



Even being "fulfilled by Amazon" and offering a lower price doesn't guarantee a position in the buy box, as ProPublica discovered for one merchant: "Amazon is not really fair in terms of competition, but we don't have much choice.









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