Jeff Bezos Replies to Rainforest Activist After Misunderstanding over Who Can Say 'Amazon'
Jeff Bezos Replies to Rainforest Activist After Misunderstanding over Who Can Say 'Amazon'
Gillian TellingThu, April 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM UTC
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Jeff Bezos attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Mark Guiducci at Los Angeles County Museum of ArtCredit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) -
Amazon rainforest conservationist Paul Rosolie asked Jeff Bezos for help after he discovered that Google Ads wouldn't let him use the word "Amazon" due to "copyright" issues
Bezos replied via his personal Instagram, saying he would fix the problem
Rosolie praised the Amazon company founder for his reply and help
Amazon rainforest conservationist Paul Rosolie is learning the power of the internet.
Rosolie, founder of the nonprofit Junglekeepers.org, posted an Instagram plea to Jeff Bezos to help him out, after he claimed that he wasn't allowed to use the term "Amazon" on Google Ads without getting flagged for "copyright violation."
Roslie wrote, "PLEASE TAG THEM AND HELP ME PROTECT THIS PART OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST — Dear @jeffbezos and laurensanchezbezos right now 'Amazon.com' has the rights to the word AMAZON to the extent that my team and I (the people of the Amazon rainforest… can’t use the term! Junglekeepers.org is close to making history and saving the wildest place on earth. But we are being hemmed on the internet because Google ads words hits us with copyright violation if we try to advertise what we are doing."
He continued, "It’s the name of the largest rainforest on the planet. We ought to be able to use the name to save it… And here’s the thing: I know you guys care. And to everyone else — keep the comments professional please. I just need you all to tag them enough the see it. Keep it clean kids. We just want to save a forest and a few hundred million animals. It’s not so much to ask ❤️ @bezosearthfund"
Paul Rosolie's Instagram postCredit: Paul Rosolie/Instagram
To Rosolie's delight, Bezos listened — and responded.
"This makes no sense. Having the team reach out to help," Bezos, 62, replied via his personal IG account.
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Amazon's official Instagram account also replied, writing, "Hi Paul. We'd like to help clear this up for you. Of course, we’re comfortable with your use of the word Amazon. Please DM us and someone from our team will reach out to clear up any misunderstanding. Btw, big thank you for all that you’re doing to help save the rainforest!"
Rosolie quickly replied, "@jeffbezos that's awesome! Man, we are so close to saving the crown jewel of the Amazon Rainforest, on so many levels this is incredible. Thanks for taking the time to respond and even more so for helping us to clear the way to save tens of millions of wild heartbeats and crucial ecosystem! You the man! THANK YOU!! (My people are talking to your people!!!) *** To everyone who tagged and helped, LOOK what we can do together!!!*** Thank you Junglekeepers, more soon."
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According to the Junglekeepers.org website, the nonprofit raises money to sustainably protect 77,000 acres of rainforest land. "For more than 2 years we've been protecting the land, pushed back on illegal logging, documented the number of unique species endemic to the region," the website states.
In January 2026, Rosolie, who has 2 million followers on Instagram, released his first book, Jungle Keeper: What It Takes to Change the World, about his experience with conservation.
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