Amazon bans Oath Keepers and Three Percenters groups from charitable shopping program
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After pressure from activist group Sleeping Giants, Amazon has banned groups tied to the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters militia movements from its AmazonSmile charity program, the company tells The Verge. Members of the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters have been arrested for their suspected involvement in the January 6th attack of the US Capitol.
Through its AmazonSmile program, Amazon donates 0.5 percent of eligible purchases on the site to a user's chosen charity. Users can pick from more than 1 million charities - a list that, until recently, included the Oath Keepers and Three Percenters groups. AmazonSmile's participation agreement says that groups that engage in or support hate, terrorism, or violence aren't eligible...