Militant preppers, ‘boogaloo’ members and QAnon adherents can push products on Amazon

A review by The Seattle Times found that Amazon approved for participation in its affiliate marketing programs an adherent of the ‘Boogaloo Bois’, who advocate overthrow of the US government. — Dreamstime/TNS

YouTuber Joseph Mauricio, who goes by Prepper Action, has garnered 9,560 subscribers by posting videos of himself explaining knife-carry laws, modifying handguns and training with a California private militia alongside people wearing patches of the far-right Three Percenters group.

But the top video on his YouTube channel is different: An advertisement for his affiliate marketing page on Amazon.com.