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    Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists

    Novelist Censors Own Book To Sell As iPhone App

    iPhone App Store Bans Book App for Naughty Language
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    Image of AxCrusnik AxCrusnik
    04/13/09

    In reply to Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists
    It is fair for Amazon to remove adult books from the general searches (which would include all erotic books and books about sexuality). I'm sure lots of older kids and teenagers use Amazon and parents should not have to worry about them viewing the product pages for such books. On the other hand, it is a bit overboard when a book doesn't come up when you search for the exact title.
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    Image of catastrophegirl catastrophegirl
    04/13/09

    @AxCrusnik:

    a) they didn't remove heterosexual erotic fiction rankings, nor even the rankings of sex toys.

    b) if google can make a safe search option to turn on to keep the kiddies from seeing porn, why can't amazon?
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    04/12/09

    In reply to Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists
    hrm, not happy with this. sent them some feedback.


    [www.flickr.com]

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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    04/12/09

    In reply to Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists
    This is stupid for any company, but especially Amazon.


    Yoohoo, dipshits, you're in Seattle... a city with one of the most active LGBT scenes in the northwest.


    I'm not gay, and don't even know that many people who are, but this sort of shit pisses me off. You can add another on to the list of people who be shopping elsewhere until they get rid of this policy.

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    Image of Torley Torley
    04/12/09

    In reply to Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists
    Heh, speaking of "dick", try searching Flickr for "dick" in a string with a misspelled word even if you're not signed in so mature results aren't supposed to show up. You'll get something like this - gee Flickr search, that's really help....


    Oy vey!

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    Image of dwette dwette
    04/12/09

    In reply to Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists
    What's really very funny (and ironic) is that when I clicked on the link for "mostly anti-homosexuality garbage" the bottom of the results page -- following the religious books -- had a sponsored link advertising a service for "Gay men seeking gay men" and gay male chat rooms.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/12/09

    @dwette: Really?


    * hurries to check it out *

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    Image of RT100=tg14 RT100=tg14
    04/12/09

    @bosskev: *quickly deletes profile from site lest bosskev finds him*
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/12/09

    @RT100_elegibleTOupgrade!:


    * scratching head *

    * thought he had seen an interesting profile *

    * but no not there now *

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    bosskev was starred bosskev was unstarred
    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/12/09

    In reply to Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists

    "With the new filter in place, a 5:40 p.m. EST search on "homosexuality" over at Amazon search turned up nothing but, well, mostly anti-homosexuality garbage."


    Just did a search. Here are some of the results, rank indicated:


    1) A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality

    3) 101 Frequently Asked Questions About Homosexuality ("Is change possible for a homosexual")

    4) What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality

    6) When Homosexuality Hits Home: What to Do When a Loved One Says They're Gay ("How to answer common pro-homosexual arguments")

    8) Can Homosexuality Be Healed?

    9) Coming Out of Homosexuality: New Freedom for Men & Women ("preparing you for heterosexual romance and marriage")


    Uh...yeah. This is crap. No need to make a big stink here on Gizmodo, though. Starting tomorrow I'll be working with GLAAD and other LGBT rights organizations to slam Amazon on this bizarre and despicable policy change.

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    Image of skiterr skiterr
    04/12/09

    In reply to Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists
    The number one result for "homosexuality" is: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    04/12/09

    @skiterr: well we won't need to prevent it if nobody can read how to become a homosexual! Cuz that's how it starts, y'know, with the booklearnin'....


    >sheesh<


    As a loyal Amazon customer this makes me mad as hell. I'm going to have to do a bit of research before I let them have a piece of my mind, but if this turns out to be the case I'll be doing my shopping elsewhere.

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    04/12/09

    In reply to Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists
    Well, that was smart.
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    01/16/09

    In reply to Novelist Censors Own Book To Sell As iPhone App
    Completely absurd.


    Both them and him.


    Idiots.

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    Image of LuckyFink LuckyFink
    01/15/09

    In reply to Novelist Censors Own Book To Sell As iPhone App
    FUCK censorship.

    Apple is taking a SHIT on the first amendment.


    See, see what I did there? I made it relevant.

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    Image of TechManErik TechManErik
    01/15/09

    @LuckyFink:


    is your last name fink?

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    Image of LuckyFink LuckyFink
    01/16/09

    @TechManErik:


    It is not sir, not yet, anyway.


    @Tolgak:

    I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Did you just say that the first amendment only applies to government?

    Yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, no.


    Although to be fair, Apple is right in this case.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    01/16/09

    @LuckyFink: He did. I wonder why. Perhaps it has to do with what the First Amendment says:

    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

    Last I checked, Congress was part of the Government.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/22/08

    In reply to iPhone App Store Bans Book App for Naughty Language
    Can't really say that this violates anyone's free speech, as Apple doesn't run the country, only iTunes. That said, this is idiotic.


    Wake me when Bound is released on iTunes. :D

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