backlash

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The company has been “comfortable being misunderstood for long periods of time,” Jassy added, referencing the backlash Amazon received when it was first building out AWS over a decade ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Kanye West has been barred from entering the U.K. following a backlash over a planned performance by the rapper at a London music festival, according to event organizers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Kanye West on Tuesday offered to meet members of the British Jewish community amid a backlash over the US rapper's previous antisemitic outbursts.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

When Carlson asked why the T-shirt had provoked such a backlash, West said that it was because he was not acting in a way the media approved of.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“I was terrified of a backlash, of people asking me, ‘Are you even human?’

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden