Amazon's social media team bares its teeth in Washington

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Amazon.com's social media team bared its teeth this week to go after two big critics in Congress: Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File PhotoAmazon first struck out Wednesday with tweets by Dave Clark, chief executive of Amazon's worldwide consumer business, who criticized Sanders for pushing for a US$15 minimum wage and supporting Amazon workers in Alabama who are considering unionizing.

The company also went after Warren, who pledged on Twitter that she would"fight your union-busting. And fight to break up Big Tech so you’re not powerful enough to heckle senators with snotty tweets." Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Neither Sanders' nor Warren's offices immediately replied to a request for comment.At a congressional hearing on Thursday, Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey apparently got frustrated with lawmakers pressing for yes or no answers to questions. During the hearing, Dorsey tweeted"?" with a poll asking Twitter users to vote"yes" or"no.

 

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