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by beejiu 3432 days ago
Even if the DoJ did make it law, it would surely conflict with law that the Irish domiciled entity is subject to.
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Penalties for the US-based domestic entity to compel compliance of the off-shore entity would fall onto the domestic entity. The off-shore entity ALSO has to comply with whatever local regulatory regime they fall under.

Unlinking the two companies completely might satisfy what you appear to be angling for, but it would be, in essence, a potential competitor to Amazon at that point.