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Amazon Employee Blames the French For The AmazonFail Glitch That De-Listed LGBT Books
4:59AM Matt Buchanan | An Amazon employee tells the Seattle PI that the glitch—not hacker—which de-listed LGBT books en masse as adult content was caused by a French employee who “filled out a form incorrectly,” branded over 50,000 items as “adult.” An Amazon spokesman wouldn’t confirm the account to the PI. Their initial glitch explanation sounded a little fishy—do you guys believe this one? [Seattle PI] More »
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Hacker Claims He Shoved Amazon Into the Closet Using ‘Inappropriate’ Flag Exploit
5:59AM Matt Buchanan | Okay, maybe Amazon is off the hook. The well-known troll Weev is claiming that he’s actually responsible for Amazon’s sudden surge of LGBT prudishness. Which Valleywag says actually makes sense. More »
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Amazon Unconvincingly Explains Its Bout of Homophobia Was Just a Glitch
2:40AM Matt Buchanan | Amazon’s now trying to explain that the blacklisting of LGBT books as “adult” titles that aren’t ranked or even searchable was just a “glitch” in its sales rankings. Amazon is not a good liar. More »
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Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too ‘Adult’ For Search, Best Seller Lists
7:19AM Jack Loftus | Hey look! Amazon has a new book sales policy. The policy, instated today, spontaneously transformed many books about LGBT issues into “adult” titles, and therefore no longer includes them in the “Best Sellers” lists/rankings. [Update] More »
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Apple Giving $US100,000 to Oppose Anti-Gay Marriage Proposition in CA
4:22AM Adam Frucci | Apple, long a proponent of gay rights, is putting its money where its mouth is, donating $US100,000 to the group No on Prop 8. Proposition 8 is a ballot initiative in California that would deny the rights of same-sex couples to marry. Kudos, Apple. More »
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