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more about #bannedbooks more comments → AxCrusnik: 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 ... more » catastrophegirl: hrm, not happy with this. sent them some feedback. [www.flickr.com] more » something_unique_and_descriptive: 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 no... more » Torley: 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 supp... more » dwette: 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 -- fol... more » bosskev: "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 ... more » skiterr: The number one result for "homosexuality" is: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality. more » hodayathink has not forgotten about the 70s RnB: Well, that was smart. more » strider_mt2k: Completely absurd. Both them and him. Idiots. more » LuckyFink: FUCK censorship. Apple is taking a SHIT on the first amendment. See, see what I did there? I made it relevant. more » Kaiser-Machead: 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 Boun... more » -
#censorship
Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists
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. UPDATED More » -
#iphoneapps
Novelist Censors Own Book To Sell As iPhone App
Remember the author whose book got rejected from the iTunes App Store because of "obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory" language? Well, they published his book, but only after he took out the dirty bits. More » -
#nsfw
iPhone App Store Bans Book App for Naughty Language
Self-published authors are now distributing books in self-contained iPhone apps, but when a friend of ours submitted his for approval, he got blackballed for content that was either "obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory." NSFW pic:
