Thursday, February 08, 2007

Interesting Article Regarding Amazon.com

Back in 2000 a counter-paedophilia group known as the Child Protection and Advocacy Coalition protested Amazon.com linking directly to the NAMBLA website:


The following thoughts evolved from (and relate directly to) Amazon.com linking itself to "Join" NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association); Amazon was apprised that we would launch a consumer boycott -- since Amazon.com chooses to remain linked to that pro-pedophile organization, and similar groups that strive to advance pedophilia. When it appeared that Amazon had mis-read our original message, we politely suggested that it be read once again to be certain that the company understood what we had stated and requested; it is a red-herring for anyone to suggest that we have endeavored toward censorship of titles being sold. Amazon replied (twice), and with responses that did not even address the subject(s) about which we had written: the request that the link from the company to "Join" NAMBLA be removed. Our original message, and Amazon's response (transmitted by two different people at Amazon) appears after these thoughts, with direct links to NAMBLA omitted since we object to sending people to pro-pedophile groups.

An interesting read indeed, especially considering the current situation with Amazon.com