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Amazon's investigative authority is triggered by suspicion alone, not a confirmed or proven violation, giving Amazon broad latitude to examine user activity.
Interpretive note: The excerpt establishes two independent propositions: the right to investigate suspected violations, and the right to remove or disable access to violating content. The primary proposition selected is the right to investigate. The removal/disabling right is recorded in omitted_material and addressed separately in id 18235.
Users may be subject to investigation based on suspected, not only confirmed, Policy violations.
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Amazon's investigative authority is triggered by suspicion alone, not a confirmed or proven violation, giving Amazon broad latitude to examine user activity.
Users may be subject to investigation based on suspected, not only confirmed, Policy violations.
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