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Amazon Removes Yaoi Manga Titles From Kindle Store

Posted by timothy on from the think-of-the-kindling dept.

Repossessed writes "Amazon is now cracking down on Yaoi manga, with several titles that have been available on the Kindle since 2009 being delisted and others now being rejected, according to Digital Manga Publisher. DMP has also stated that Amazon has not given any rationale for the rejections and removals, and Amazon has not been answering emails or phone calls from journalists asking about the subject."

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  1. About time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Amazon has not been answering calls.. and you find this odd? WTF is wrong with todays world? Why should they give a rats ass what the caller has to say about some gay kiddie porn ? They should take the call, trace it, then send in a few ... well.. enough... Thank You Amazon. when it comes down to these derelicts wanting their rights, give me a shot gun.. no, an RPG, and we'll "discuss" it.

  2. WTF is "Yaoi Manga?" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    WTF is "Yaoi Manga?"

    (Google)

    Oh, it's anime-style gay child porn comics.

    Gee, I wonder why Amazon might want to not sell that?

  3. Re:And the censorship continues. by DurendalMac · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Did it even REMOTELY occur to you that selling this stuff in the US could get ugly? Ever heard of obscenity laws? Yes, they're fucking stupid, but they're still out there, and Amazon could get busted for distribution of it. They stand to lose a lot more money from that than a few dozen pedos getting butthurt that they can't get yaoi on Amazon anymore.