Amazon MGM Studios

Culver City, United States

Amazon MGM Studios is a film and television studio that produces a wide range of content for global audiences. As part of Amazon, the studio focuses on creating high-quality entertainment including films, television series, and digital content.

CCI Score

-30.87

0.02% April 18

Latest Event

Amazon MGM Studios joins the Motion Picture Association

Amazon MGM Studios, along with Prime Video, will officially join the Motion Picture Association on October 1, 2024. This move aligns the company with the lobbying arm of major Hollywood studios, potentially increasing its influence over industry-related policy and regulatory decisions.

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Amazon MGM Studios is currently rated as a Toadie.

-30 to -44 CCI Score

Companies scoring in this range actively seek to please authoritarian regimes. They offer proactive support and assistance in exchange for preferential treatment, compromising ethical standards for business gains and political favor.

Latest Events

OCT

01

2024

Amazon MGM Studios joins the Motion Picture Association
-18.94

Amazon MGM Studios, along with Prime Video, will officially join the Motion Picture Association on October 1, 2024. This move aligns the company with the lobbying arm of major Hollywood studios, potentially increasing its influence over industry-related policy and regulatory decisions.
-20

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

March 18

By joining the Motion Picture Association, Amazon MGM Studios is deepening its involvement in industry lobbying efforts. This association, which acts as the lobbying arm for major film studios, can enable the company to exert undue influence on public policy and regulatory decisions that favor corporate interests over democratic accountability. This move raises concerns about the potential for regulatory capture and the reinforcement of corporate power, which anti-fascist perspectives view as contributing to authoritarian tendencies.

Amazon MGM Studios is joining the Motion Picture Assn.
JAN

12

2024

Amazon Layoffs and Labor Relations Concerns at MGM Studios
-35.24

Fortune reported widespread layoffs at Amazon, affecting MGM Studios, Prime Video, and Twitch. These job cuts raise serious concerns over labor relations and the treatment of employees, undermining fair labor practices and worker rights.
-40

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 18

The large-scale layoffs reported by Fortune reflect a troubling approach to labor relations at Amazon MGM Studios. The decision to eliminate hundreds of jobs is indicative of a broader disregard for worker rights and fair labor practices. Such actions contribute to the destabilization of employee security and can be seen as aligning with authoritarian economic practices that undermine democratic norms.

Amazon layoffs hit Prime Video, MGM studio, and Twitch
SEP

20

2022

Civil Rights Groups Call for Cancellation of 'Ring Nation' Show
-30.90

Civil rights groups have criticized the upcoming 'Ring Nation' reality show by Amazon MGM Studios, accusing it of serving as a propaganda tool that normalizes surveillance and racial profiling, aligning with authoritarian narratives.
-40

Media Influence and Propaganda

March 18

The article details how 'Ring Nation' is portrayed as a tool to normalize surveillance and digital racial profiling—a propaganda strategy that undermines civil rights and democratic accountability. This links the content directly to the use of media for promoting authoritarian narratives, thus warranting a significant negative rating in the Media Influence and Propaganda category.

Civil Rights Groups Are Calling On Amazon To Cancel 'Ring Nation' Reality Show
AUG

30

2022

Privacy advocates criticize Amazon MGM Studios series promoting surveillance
-38.41

Privacy advocates are calling for the cancellation of the upcoming 'Ring Nation' TV series produced by MGM Studios, a subsidiary of Amazon, arguing that the show normalizes surveillance through smart home security devices and potentially bolsters a repressive surveillance state.
-50

Technology and Services Impact

March 18

The 'Ring Nation' TV series is being criticized for its association with surveillance technology, specifically smart home security devices. By promoting content that highlights doorbell cameras and continuous monitoring, the series contributes to normalizing mass surveillance. Privacy advocates argue that this normalization helps pave the way for a surveillance state, undermining civil liberties and potentially enabling authoritarian practices. This is concerning from an anti-fascist perspective as it indirectly supports repressive technological frameworks.

Privacy advocates urge cancellation of Amazon’s nightmarish 'Ring Nation' TV series