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The best of the week’s news by Lindsay Beyerstein

Sidney's Picks: Abuse on the Line; Amazon's Alleged Threats

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The Best of the Week’s News:

  • Customer service reps endure terrible working conditions including harassment and abuse by customers. (ProPublica)
     
  • Amazon illegally threatened and surveilled workers in New York City ahead of a union election, NLRB prosecutors allege. (Al Jazeera/Bloomberg, Vice, WaPo)
     
  • Nothing sacred: These apps reserve the right to sell your prayers. (Buzzfeed)
     
  • Tucker Carlson and Glenn Greenwald drive online harassment of female journalists, according to new report. (Brookings)