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Amazon’s UK website has been down for swathes of shoppers since yesterday, leaving many unable to access the website, login or make purchases.

Amazon goes down across UK leaving many unable to login or make purchases

January 15, 2021

Amazon’s UK website has been down for swathes of shoppers since yesterday, leaving many unable to access the website, login or make purchases. Reports from angry shoppers began to emerge…

Etsy is facing a furious social media backlash and calls for a boycott after it was found to be selling a “Camp Auschwitz” t-shirt on its platform.

Etsy faces calls for boycott after “Camp Auschwitz” t-shirt found for sale

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January 12, 2021

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Etsy is facing a furious social media backlash and calls for a boycott after it was found to be selling a “Camp Auschwitz” t-shirt on its platform. The online marketplace,…

Currys PC World has come under fire from furious customers after a “technical fault” meant many were forced to pay full price on Black Friday deals.

Currys customers furious after “technical fault” forces them to pay full price on Black Friday deals

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December 9, 2020

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Currys PC World has come under fire from furious customers after a “technical fault” meant many were forced to pay full price on Black Friday deals. Currys is facing growing…

Walmart says it blocked more than 20 million bots from buying a PlayStation 5 in just 30 minutes as it calls on other retailers to help stamp out the problem.

Amazon “really sorry” after customers’ PS5s go missing in alleged pre-delivery theft

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November 24, 2020

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Amazon UK has apologised to furious customers after they received air fryers, dog food and toys instead of their PlayStation 5 consoles. Customers have taken to social media to express…

John Lewis, Game, Currys and Tesco’s websites have all crashed this morning as eager shoppers scramble to get their hands on a PlayStation 5.

John Lewis, Tesco, Currys and Game websites crash amid PS5 launch chaos

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November 19, 2020

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John Lewis, Game, Currys and Tesco’s websites have all crashed this morning as eager shoppers scramble to get their hands on a PlayStation 5. PS5 orders have once again been…

Amazon UK customers may not receive their pre-ordered Xbox Series X consoles before Christmas, despite it being officially released yesterday.

Xbox Series X customers fuming after Amazon says pre-orders may not arrive before Christmas

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November 11, 2020

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Amazon UK customers may not receive their pre-ordered Xbox Series X consoles before Christmas, despite it being officially released yesterday. Angry customers have taken to social media to slam Amazon…

Twitter has banned an account for violating its manipulation and spam policy after a tweet claiming Woolworths was due to relaunch went viral.

Woolworths relaunch viral hoax forces Twitter to ban account

October 29, 2020

Twitter has banned an account for violating its manipulation and spam policy after a tweet claiming Woolworths was due to relaunch went viral. Woolworths was trending on Twitter yesterday after…

PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has been widely panned on social media for selling a fishnet diamante face mask which was branded as “useless”.

PrettyLittleThing panned on social media for selling “useless” Diamante Fishnet Mask

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July 16, 2020

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PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has been widely panned on social media for selling a fishnet diamante face mask which was branded as “useless”. The online fast fashion giant listed its ‘Diamante Fishnet…

Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos made $13 billion yesterday marking the largest single-day rise in individual wealth on record.

Jeff Bezos slams Amazon customer who called Black Lives Matter banner “very offensive to me”

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June 8, 2020

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Amazon’s chief executive Jeff Bezos has publicly pledged his support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement after sharing his response to an angry “all lives matter” email. Bezos shared…

Elon Musk has called for Amazon to be “broken up” in a tweet directed at Jeff Bezos after the retailer refused to sell a book about COVID-19.

Elon Musk calls for Amazon to be “broken up” in Twitter spat

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June 5, 2020

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Elon Musk has called for Amazon to be “broken up” in a tweet directed at Jeff Bezos after the retailer refused to sell a book about COVID-19. The Tesla founder…

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Amazon goes down across UK leaving many unable to login or make purchases

Amazon “really sorry” after customers’ PS5s go missing in alleged pre-delivery theft

John Lewis, Tesco, Currys and Game websites crash amid PS5 launch chaos

Xbox Series X customers fuming after Amazon says pre-orders may not arrive before Christmas

Jeff Bezos slams Amazon customer who called Black Lives Matter banner “very offensive to me”

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