Fair Work for Flex Drivers

Amazon, It's Time to Level the Playing Field: Bots Are Killing Fair Access for Drivers

Every day, thousands of hardworking, independent Amazon Flex drivers across the country compete for delivery blocks — but many of them are not losing to other drivers. They’re losing to bots.

Amazon’s platform has been quietly flooded by third-party bots and automation tools that exploit loopholes in the system, snatching up delivery offers faster than any human can possibly react. These bots have created a two-tiered system: one for those who cheat the system, and another for those who play by the rules and lose because of it.

This is not a minor issue. It’s an invisible war for fairness, and Amazon is failing to protect the people it depends on.

The Problem Is Clear

Independent drivers rely on Amazon Flex as a legitimate income stream. Yet every time a new block appears, it’s gone within milliseconds — not because thousands of people are refreshing their phones at the exact same time, but because bots are programmed to monitor and grab offers the instant they’re released.

These bots include platforms like:

EasyBlocks (formerly known as FlexGrabber)

OnlyFlexer

InstantGrabber

They require drivers to log in using their real Amazon Flex and Amazon Shopping credentials, directly accessing Amazon servers using unauthorized automation. This is not just unfair — it’s a security risk and a breach of trust.

These platforms:

Use scripts and server-pinging tools to snatch blocks within milliseconds

Create an unfair marketplace where drivers without bots can’t compete

Force honest drivers to consider violating terms just to survive

Exploit Amazon’s backend systems with full access to driver login data

Meanwhile, honest drivers are left with no chance — endlessly tapping, refreshing, and watching all offers vanish instantly.

Amazon’s Silence Is Its Consent

The drivers know it. The bot sellers know it. And Amazon, by now, must know it too.

Yet, the company has done little to stop it.

There is no meaningful enforcement

No robust detection of automated logins from unauthorized third-party tools

No transparency to drivers about what's being done to level the playing field

By continuing to allow these apps to operate — using Amazon credentials to access protected systems — Amazon is putting both platform fairness and data security at risk.

This Is a Call to Action

Amazon, you have the resources, the technology, and the responsibility to fix this. You must:

1. Shut down all third-party access that uses Amazon Flex login credentials,  perhaps login ID to only work for flex and to only be able to log in once and if you were to log in a oth3r device,  it automatically log you out from the first device 

2. Implement bot-detection and server-side protections

3. Redesign the block distribution system to give every driver a fair shot

4. Enforce policy violations and suspend accounts using bots

5. Communicate clearly and regularly with drivers on anti-bot measures

This isn’t just about fairness anymore — it’s about trust, ethics, and data security.

Fix It Before You Lose the Trust That Built You

Amazon, fairness isn’t optional. It's the backbone of your Flex platform. If your systems continue to allow bots and exploiters to dominate, while silencing honest workers through inaction, you are not enabling opportunity — you are automating injustice.

End this now. Protect your platform. Protect your drivers.