Wikileaks has called Amazon cowardly and deceitful because Amazon removed Wikileaks from its servers. Amazon responded by saying Wikileaks had breached its terms of service because Wikileaks did not “own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content” it was publishing.
Amazon shouldn’t have a monopoly on freedom of speech
Amazon should not be allowed to decide what we should and should not be allowed to read.
There is no such thing as a free market
The debate carries on across the internet into Amazon’s removal of some erotica titles without notice or meaningful explanation. There is a range of views on this but almost unanimous agreement that Amazon has a “right” to choose what it sells because of the “free market”. It doesn’t matter what you say to these happy [...]
Can free speech survive Amazon’s monopoly? #amazoncensors
Amazon’s withdrawal of erotica titles dealing with incest is a threat to free speech and the livelihood of authors.
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