Starting next month, customers will be able to donate up to $200 to US presidential campaigns through Amazon's Alexa
Washington Starting next month, customers will be able to donate up to $200 to US presidential campaigns through Amazon's Alexa.
Amazon announced the new elections feature Wednesday and said candidates can start signing up on Thursday to receive campaign contributions through the voice-controlled assistant. "With Alexa Political Contributions you can donate to participating 2020 U.S. presidential campaigns by simply saying 'Alexa, I want to make a political contribution' or"Alexa, donate [amount] to [candidate name]," Amazon said in an announcement.
Before a massive crowd, Warren urges Democrats to not vote out of fear 04:13The company touted the information provided through Alexa to customers during the midterm elections last fall, including questions on when polls opened and who was winning certain races.
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