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Do you have any examples of books where this is the case? I can believe that there are books that Amazon won't carry but I don't believe that there are books t
by ahtihn 3y ago
Do you have any examples of books where this is the case?
I can believe that there are books that Amazon won't carry but I don't believe that there are books that Credit Card networks won't deal with.
- tmaly 3y agoFor a short while the book "The Citizen's Guide to Fifth Generation Warfare" was being suppressed on Amazon. People complained and it was quickly made available again.
- tivert 3y agoSome quick googling also brought up a couple more examples: A book critical of COVID lockdowns was pulled in 2020: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/04/amazon-coronavirus-book-ban/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/04/amazon-... (https://archive.is/2hZ1o https://archive.is/2hZ1o). A book critical of the transgender movement was pulled in 2021: https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-senators-send-letter-to-jeff-bezos-asking-why-amazon-pulled-book-by-conservative-author-11614212331 https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-senators-send-letter... (https://archive.is/6u6ES https://archive.is/6u6ES)
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- qorrect 3y agoI think he was referencing building your own marketplace, they will blacklist you so you won't be able to accept CC payments.
- jkeat 3y agonot books but related: last year PayPal shut down the accounts of Consortium News and MintPress News https://jacobin.com/2022/05/paypal-independent-media-journalism-censorship-tech https://jacobin.com/2022/05/paypal-independent-media-journal...