Amazon Shareholders Reject Takedown, Surveillance Proposals

No shareholder proposals received the votes needed to pass, Amazon said Wednesday at its annual shareholder meeting. Among the 18 shareholder proposals were recommendations that the company's board give more detailed disclosures on content and product restrictions on Amazon.com due to governments' requests, and that the board commission a report on whether the company's Amazon Web Services products have surveillance capabilities that contribute to human rights violations (see 2304260032).