During Wednesday’s House subcommittee tech hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) questioned Amazon’s usage of the radical Southern Poverty Law Center to deem eligible charities for donations, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he would look to alternative options.
Gaetz layed out a list of charities that focus on Christian and Jewish causes as charities unjustly labeled as “extremists” by the SPLC — to which Bezos said he accepts Gaetz’s criticism and “would like a better source if I can get it.”
One of the groups unjustly labeled as a hate group by the SPLC is the Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal group focused on defending religious liberty, the sanctity of life, and free speech. Their cases have included defending Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker sued for sticking to his religious beliefs.
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.@RepMattGaetz challenges Jeff Bezos for using the Souther Poverty Law Center to dictate who can receive donations on Amazon Smile:
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 29, 2020
"Why you would place your confidence in a group that is so out of step and seems to take mainstream Christian doctrine and label it as hate?" pic.twitter.com/FedLAuHO4s
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos acknowledged in this week's Big Tech hearing that Dr. Ben Carson is not an extremist and that the group that labeled him as such — the Southern Poverty Law Center — is not perfect, and if there is a better source Amazon would use it. pic.twitter.com/EOJAvtd3KH
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) July 31, 2020
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