It seems to be that a single intern whose only job was to search for prohibited items and unlist them could do better
Really, just use Mechanical Turk. Their inability to handle this is obviously showing they intend to not fix it
Really, just use Mechanical Turk. Their inability to handle this is obviously showing they intend to not fix it
Problem solved.
There are two sides to the problem, and changing criteria for suspension just shifts it to the other side.
A lot of things that one might think of such as "well, whitelist the big brands" or "use enhanced reviews on sensitive, regulated categories" is already built in to Amazon's policies, protocols, and automated systems.
If you want a zero fault option, buy direct from brands. I often do that myself.
Or give customers an automatic refund for reporting products sold against Amazon's policies - so any 1000%-marked-up face masks are free to customers.