A new report is playing the alarm on the Amazon online giant, claiming that the company does not comply with the California law and that certain products that are potentially dangerous for children can be bought by children through their platform.
“The exam found that Amazon is currently not complying with §1798.99.1,” says the new study of the Child defense Institute (CAI) of the University of San Diego on the Amazon and California Law.
“When it comes to many products that are illegal to sell to minors, some of which are potentially dangerous for children, Amazon does not participate in any of the application steps to ensure that children cannot buy certain products.
From a child security perspective, it is appropriate to focus on Amazon. It is for a fixed margin the seller on the ruling line of products. No other company approaches. “
The study cites a news of 2018 in which it was reported that a minor could buy a BB gun at Amazon even though BB Guns was illegal to sell to minors in the state.
Cai states that “it is not clear that Amazon is taking any step” to ensure that minors cannot buy spray paint, thithing cream, ultraviolet tan devices and body brand equipment recorded.
The report also states that Amazon users can also avoid the verification of age, a BB gun by putting incorrect information, signing of their account and registering, or finding other ways to avoid the information you buy.
The study also states that children can buy tobacco paraphernalia.
“As with the BB weapons purchase process, a customer can process on the final page of Check-Out by incorporating a legal license number and driving; however, as previously, Amazon does not appear steps to verify.” The information entered. “The information entered”. Here, as indicated above, enter an incorrect driver’s license number (off -by a digit) was accepted as valid identification, and the purchase was able to process. “
Amazon “apparently accepts the incorrect age insertion whenever it is over 18 years old, even if the age does not match the information on the proven driver’s license,” the study alleges.
The study also states that Amazon does not “seem” to require a legal adult to receive questionable thesis packages and that the company is not a “reasonable steps” turn to ensure that children do not buy the items.
“All companies must solidly obey the law, especially when it comes to children’s protective laws and a company that won more than $ 50 billion in 2024,” said Ed Howard, CAI’s main advisor, in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Not only Amazon Pikumiling Child Safety, but also obtains an unfair advantage over any business that the law follows, including mothers and pop retailers.”
In a statement to Fox Business, a Amazon spokesman said: “The security and confidence of the client are our highest priorities, and Amazon assumes their responsibility to seriously enforce age controls. Minors are not allowed to buy on Amazon or, allowed, allowed, allowed, allowed, allowed in the use of Amazon.”
“For applicable products, to comply with the California Law, our age controls applicants to send their date of birth and information in an accepted way of identification, and validate the information provided. If we realize the cases in which a client has noticed and note has been and has notified Hase and Hase notable and notable and notable and notable and notified and notified and notes of the appropriate actions.
In a press release, CAI explains that only public prosecutors, such as district prosecutors, can currently enforce the law that Amazon does not comply and indicates a new bill proposed by the state democratic senator of Reyes Elocatic.
“With the increase in technology and the increase in Internet access, we must prioritize the protection of our young people from greedy corporate companies that prioritize gains in the safety of our young people,” Reyes on SB 659 said, also known for responsibility.
“Traditional retailers take the necessary measures to verify age and comply with the law, the same should for retailers online. SB 659 holds equally responsible retailers by strengthening the execution of the illegal application.
