They don’t. As you note, it wouldn’t make any sense for them to do so.
It’s one of those perverse things that they are some of the few companies that actually don’t sell user data, and yet they’re the ones that are most frequently accused of it.
I don’t think it helps us in keeping big tech companies to account when we spread false information about them.
Do Amazon and Google sell data to 3rd parties? I always figured they wouldn't because it's literally the core of their value.
They don’t. As you note, it wouldn’t make any sense for them to do so.
It’s one of those perverse things that they are some of the few companies that actually don’t sell user data, and yet they’re the ones that are most frequently accused of it.
I don’t think it helps us in keeping big tech companies to account when we spread false information about them.
I'm not convinced that they are simply "giving" the data to law enforcement, it strikes me as much more likely that they are charging them.
Yes. They do and often indirectly through 3rd parties. It is that obvious; It’s pervasive.