Chris Coen (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} clarentine) wrote,@ 2009-04-12 17:46:00 |
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WTF, Amazon?
Take a look at this: http://markprobst.livejournal.com/1
If I understand correctly, it seems that Amazon has stripped the sales rankings from a wide swath of titles available on that site - and the unifying feature of those titles affected is that they relate to homosexuality. In the comment threads on the above page, there's indication that the erotica field has been struck, as well; that the striking of data extends to academic studies of homosexuality; and that, for some odd reason those titles that are categorized lesbian apparently have not been affected.
Further to which categories are being blanked: http://community.livejournal.com/meta_w
Comments being tracked on Twitter at #amazonfail.
Raise the roof, folks. Make sure no one tries this shit ever again.
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ETA:jonquil's comments are worth reading, as usual: http://jonquil.livejournal.com/823622.h
Take a look at this: http://markprobst.livejournal.com/1
If I understand correctly, it seems that Amazon has stripped the sales rankings from a wide swath of titles available on that site - and the unifying feature of those titles affected is that they relate to homosexuality. In the comment threads on the above page, there's indication that the erotica field has been struck, as well; that the striking of data extends to academic studies of homosexuality; and that, for some odd reason those titles that are categorized lesbian apparently have not been affected.
Further to which categories are being blanked: http://community.livejournal.com/meta_w
Comments being tracked on Twitter at #amazonfail.
Raise the roof, folks. Make sure no one tries this shit ever again.
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ETA:
jonquil's comments are worth reading, as usual: http://jonquil.livejournal.com/823622.h
