Amazon’s 103 Hate Items: Serial Killers, Nazi Symbols, and Terrorist Flags
Corinne Weaver and Alec Schemmel
February 16th, 2021 10:43 AM
Amazon deplatformed the social media site Parler for violent content, but it has no problem providing violent, terrorist or Nazi content to its customers.
A flag from the terrorist group Hamas, a beanie that has the word “lynching†emblazoned across it, and a shirt with the slogan, “All My Heroes Killed Colonizers†are proudly sold on Amazon. In a previous study, the company was found selling a “Kill All Republicans'' T-shirt. A shirt with an image of Jesus Christ wearing the crown of thorns had the logo, “Kill Your Idols†across it. Several pieces of jewelry and articles of clothing promoting Nazi symbols are also sold on the platform.
Now that Parler has made its return after Amazon Web Services deplatformed it, it’s also worth noting Amazon’s hypocrisy. In a previous study, the Media Research Center counted 204 instances of violent merchandise sold on the platform. Thirty-seven of those items were eventually removed by Amazon, but 167 on that original list remain. Combined with the 103 on the new list, the Media Research Center has counted 270 hateful, violent products currently sold on Amazon.
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