Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the antisemitic film Kyrie Irving shared on Twitter will not be removed from the platform.
shared on Twitter --"Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America!" -- is not being removed from Amazon ...
"The reality is that we have very expansive customer reviews," he continued ..."For books with a lot of attention — especially public attention — customers do a good job monitoring other people." Jassy told the New York Times it's a slippery slope when deciding what type of content should no longer be sold on the platform ... adding instances where violence or pedophilia is being encouraged is more"straightforward.", CEO of the Anti-Defamation League , who publicly campaigned for Amazon to join Barnes & Noble in taking the book/film down.
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