Tesla's Elon Musk calls for breakup of Amazon because 'monopolies are wrong'

Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk on June 4 took an aim at Amazon and called for a breakup of online retail giant after it had rejected a book questioning risk of coronavirus pandemic, a topic he has been expressing strong views on.  Tesla chief took to Twitter and wrote that it was time to break up Amazon and that mopolies were a bad thing. According to reports, Musk’s tweet was in response to writer Alex Berenson tweet where he said that his book on  COVID-19 pandemic was pulled from Amazon after it failed to meet company's guidelines for sale.

'This is insane'

As per reports, writer Berenson has been a vocal critic of coronavirus lockdown and had claimed that risks and dangers posed by coronavirus are much lower than what is believed by people, especially younger generation. Musk has been an open critic of US government's lockdown policy and has repeatedly spoken in favour of re-opening country and industrial activities. Elon Musk has even caled lockdown a 'fascist act'.

Take a look at Elon Musk's tweet below as well as Alex Berenson's original tweet and screenshot showing that his upcoming book doesn’t meet Amazon guidelines for sale.

Amazon sued for allegedly fostering spread of coronavirus

Amazon.com Inc has reportedly been sued for allegedly fostering spread of coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at least one employee to contract COVID-19, which later led to death of her cousin. According to an international media outlet, complaint was filed on June 3 in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, by three employees of JFK8 fulfilment centre in Staten Island.

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As per reports, lawsuit said that Amazon has made JFK8 fulfilment centre, which employs approximately 5,000, a ‘place of danger’ by impeding efforts to stop coronavirus spreading, boosting productivity at expense of safety. While speaking to media outlet, one employee, Barbara Chandler, said that she tested positive for coronavirus in March and later saw several household members become sick, including her cousin who died.

lawsuit reportedly said that Amazon forces employees to work at dizzying speeds, even if doing so prevents m from socially distancing, washing ir hands, and sanitising ir works. Amazon, on or hand, said that company has always followed guidance from health authorities and its workplace safety experts since coronavirus pandemic began. According to reports, company has also spent more than $800 million on coronavirus safety in this year’s first half, including cleaning, temperature checks and face masks.

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