Amazon documents show it will restrict items and search results related to LGBTQ people and issues in the UAE, after the Emirati government threatened penalties
Sales of items including flags and books were blocked in the country, where homosexuality is criminalized. — Give this article- - - Read in app
NEWS: Amazon moved to restrict LGBTQ items & search results on its website in UAE after receiving pressure from the government there, documents show Blocked items include “transgender flags” & “lgbtq iphone case,” and books, such as @rgay's “Bad Feminist” https://www.nytimes.com/…
Amazon on Monday hid results for search terms such as “lgbtq” and “pride” in the UAE, which has criminalized homosexuality, after the government threatened it with penalties, reports @KYWeise https://www.nytimes.com/...