Amazon very quietly admits it lied about "the peeing in bottles thing"

It’s a hard thing, in this world, to admit when you’ve been wrong. To look your critics in the eye, muster your courage, and say “You were right. I screwed up. And I’m committed to making it better.” So kudos are in order, today, for Amazon, for bravely stepping up and admitting that it lied when stating that conditions for its workers were not so draconian that they’re often forced to pee in bottles rather than get penalized for going to the bathroom. And, sure: Did the horrifyingly massive retail giant do so via a sheepishly posted press release dropped on its press site late on a Friday night? Yeah. Did they neglect to propagate said press release through their many different social media accounts, including the Amazon News one that kicked this latest scuffle off? Of course. Do they spend large portions of the release quibbling with definitions, shunting blame onto others, and saying “Hey, everybody does it?” Well, yes. But still: Kudos!