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Amazon Removes Anti-Vaccine Movies After CNN Inquiry (cnn.com)
"Amazon has apparently started removing anti-vaccine documentaries from its Amazon Prime Video streaming service," reports CNN:
The move came days after a CNN Business report highlighted the anti-vaccine content available on the site, and hours after Rep. Adam Schiff wrote an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, saying he is concerned "that Amazon is surfacing and recommending" anti-vaccination books and movies....
Amazon did not respond to questions about why the films are no longer available on Prime Video.
However, while some anti-vaccine videos are gone from the Prime streaming service, a number of anti-vaccine books were still available for purchase on Amazon.com when CNN Business reviewed search results on Friday afternoon, and some were still being offered for free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers... Amazon also had not removed some anti-vaccine books that CNN Business had previously reported on, which users searching the site could mistake for offering neutral information accepted by the public health community.
Amazon did not respond to questions about why the films are no longer available on Prime Video.
However, while some anti-vaccine videos are gone from the Prime streaming service, a number of anti-vaccine books were still available for purchase on Amazon.com when CNN Business reviewed search results on Friday afternoon, and some were still being offered for free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers... Amazon also had not removed some anti-vaccine books that CNN Business had previously reported on, which users searching the site could mistake for offering neutral information accepted by the public health community.
And cue the Corporate Progressive nazis apologizing for corporate censorship.
No I am not. What I am demanding is that congressmen stop threatening bookstores, and that people stop voting for them when they do.
No, you're really not. Because it didn't go down anything like what you're saying. What's happening in practice is that as soon as someone uses their constitutionally-granted free speech to criticise, you lose your shit, your brain shuts down and you start squawking mindlessly about censorship.
What actually happened was this:
A representative wrote an open letter to amazon.
OH NO THE SKY IS FALLING USING FREE SPEECH WILL END FREE SPEECH EVERYBODY PANIC!!!
Oh and drop your "bookstore" narrative. Amazon is accepting money to advertise which puts them in a whole different category and is actively recommending these anti-vax books. A congresscritter has an absolute right to question a company that is doing something demonstrably harmful.
And we don't need pro censorship people trying to fear-silence people into not using their free speech simply because you don't like what you believe they said, not that you could be arsed to even read TFA to find out.
SJW n. One who posts facts.