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Amazon Culls "Offensive" Books From Search System

Posted by timothy on from the streisand-effect dept.

Miracle Jones writes "Amazon has instituted an overnight policy that removes books that may be deemed offensive from their search system, despite the sales rank of the book and also irrespective of any complaints. Bloggers such as Ed Champion are calling for a 'link and book boycott,' asking people to remove links to Amazon from their web pages and stop buying books from them until the policy is reversed. Will this be bad business for Amazon, or will their new policies keep them out of trouble as they continue to grow and replace bookstores?"

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  1. Re:Cry me a river by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Try www.whitehouse.gov. They seem to be handing out free ponies to one and all these days.

  2. Re:Didn't block for me? by kv9 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    My god, if they would filter crap like brokedick fountain I would actually use Amazon. I'd consider that an improvement.

    you still in the closet?

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  3. Re:Already removed my links. by bwalling · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Costco is publicly traded and does not behave in this manner. It's part of why I shop there.

  4. Re:Already removed my links. by bwalling · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As far as I'm concerned, he's a model for how other CEOs should run their companies. The stock market is too short sighted and has created unsustainable business practices focused only on the current quarter.