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Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by mda on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:30AM (#36444999)
Hm if he has 1.8 million subscribers, I wonder how small is " small amount of revenue from his affiliate links" for him.
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by alfredbez on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:40AM (#36445060)
> "This account makes me a few hundert dollars a month"

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcohq313q00&t=268s

Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by norman784 on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:35AM (#36445026)
He says in the video an approximate amount, I don't remember exactly the number, but he said that his energy bill is 4x the amount he gets from the affiliate program.
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by nonethewiser on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:48AM (#36445135)
Apparently he also said its a few hundred per month. So his energy bill is over $800?
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by rany_ on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:52AM (#36445168)
He operates a business, so that's not surprising.
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by hef19898 on Friday June 23, 2023 @07:10AM (#36445284)
So, he already managed to re-incorporate his ex NYC repair business in Texas?
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by rany_ on Friday June 23, 2023 @07:14AM (#36445300)
Yes, https://rossmanngroup.com/

> Come to our store (Austin, TX) or mail your device to us and we will fix your problem!

Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by zyx321 on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:43AM (#36445090)
It's in the video. Several hundred dollars per month.

Not a lot of money compared to what he makes off his youtube channel, or off his for Macbook repair business with six employees.

He's mad that he got banned for an obviously fake reason, not because of the money.

Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by mavhc on Friday June 23, 2023 @07:25AM (#36445372)
And stupid on Amazon's part, did they think this will make him shut up about Amazon? Or cause more bad publicity
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by plagiarist on Friday June 23, 2023 @07:34AM (#36445445)
Isn't it just retaliation for sake of retaliation? The company won't be financially affected either way. I wouldn't be surprised at all if some fragile ego called this in.
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by kevin_thibedeau on Friday June 23, 2023 @07:53AM (#36445599)
> The company won't be financially affected either way.

Until the FTC or his Representative start to cost them real money.

Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by sidewndr46 on Friday June 23, 2023 @08:26AM (#36445907)
If anything I'd expect the federal government to give them a pat on the head.
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by ryandrake on Friday June 23, 2023 @12:12PM (#36448881)
Even if it was clearly against the law, the most they'd probably get is a letter in the mail from the government that says "Pretty please, with sugar on top, could you write us a letter telling us at least that you will try to break the law less?" The US treats lawbreaking megacorps with kid gloves.
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by plagiarist on Friday June 23, 2023 @08:11AM (#36445752)
I hope so, but I doubt anything of the sort will happen.
Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by snovv_crash on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:57AM (#36447695)
Exactly, Louis Rossmann has gotten heavily into lobbying for right to repair recently, and this could tilt him towards other targets on that level as well.

For example, if companies want to have anything more than a simple (unmoderated) review system there might be certain safe harbours they lose.

Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by lifeonlars on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:00AM (#36446910)
It will deter other people from criticizing them though.