Amazon stumbled last month in deciding whether or not to sell a self-published ebook on pedophilia, at first saying “it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable,” but then removing the work without further comment in the face of public and media outcry. The company has already been in the hotseat once this month in connection with the WikiLeaks release of 250,000 classified US foreign relations cables–briefly hosting the site through its web services division, but then removing the material for violating the company’s posted terms of service. Yet Amazon […]
