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The methodology is pretty limiting; it excludes books that Amazon has banned in all countries (e.g. [1]). [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2021/03

• pessimizer 2y ago
  That was definitely censorship through government pressure, but as governments change, the pressure goes away. https://www.amazon.com/When-Harry-Became-Sally-Transgender/dp/1594039615 https://www.amazon.com/When-Harry-Became-Sally-Transgender/d... Wikipedia: > In February 2021 the book was the first removed from Amazon.com's store under a new hate speech policy enacted by the company. The move was criticized by the National Coalition Against Censorship, and United States Senator Tom Cotton. On March 12, in response to a letter from four other senators, Amazon clarified that the company has "chosen not to sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness". Anderson denies that his book describes transgender persons as "mentally ill". On February 2025, Amazon reversed their decision, now allowing the book on their store.