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Amazon have since said it's "a glitch"
(, Tue 14 Apr 2009, 7:08, 4 replies, latest was 17 years ago)
/goes to find punchbag and fails.
/digs out corporate lawyers instead.
That makes me really pissed. But what can we do? Fuck all.
(, Tue 14 Apr 2009, 7:23, Reply)
It's not Amazon. Did you honestly think they'd get away with it.
Someone has manipulated the ratings system and reported/flagged many books with gay content as "inappropriate". It was a deliberate attack by some loser. He's exploiting a flaw in amazons feedback system. Normal system will resume.
Theres some homophobic comments in here, but this is the technical explanation:
pastebin.ca/1390576
(, Tue 14 Apr 2009, 12:06, Reply)
it appears its not quite that clear.
bryant.livejournal.com/672165.html
Either way, it doesnt look like Amazon have just done this.
If its either consipracy, or incompetence, you should normally err on the side of incompetence.
(, Tue 14 Apr 2009, 12:45, Reply)
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