Posted on 03/02/2021 10:20:43 AM PST by tbw2
Amazon has adopted a rule against books that contain anything the company labels as “hate speech.” It appears there was no announcement of the new rule. It was only noticed by media after the online retailer recently banned a book that criticizes transgender ideology.
It’s not clear what Amazon means by “hate speech” or even if it used that label to drop that particular book. In general parlance, Americans hold widely diverging views on what constitutes hate speech, a 2017 Cato poll found. Some tech platforms describe it as speech that disparages people based on characteristics such as race, gender, and sexual proclivities. But insider evidence indicates the companies aren’t clear on where to draw the lines, perpetually redraw them, and at least in some instances ignore violations when politically convenient.
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It took effort to download the song Fake Woke. Liberals are literally going broke to go woke, given that they de-listed the number one song in the country because it criticized them.
Regarding switching to Walmart from Amazon: placed orders with Walmart for two small items. Just noticed that they came in PRIME packaging. Wonder what is up with that.
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