Although Amazon has been sold as a company that is open to all kinds of people and ideologies, its actions have left the community LGBTQ+ dissatisfied According to a report, Jeff Bezos’ company has restricted the search for LGBTQ+ products in the United Arab Emiratesthis after being pressured by the government.
as pointed out New York TimesAmazon has blocked several books related to the LGBTQ+ theme, such as Bad Feminist Y Gender Queer: A Memoir, as well as 150 keywords, such as lgbtq, pride, transgender flag, lesbian chest binder, and more from your search engine in the United Arab Emirates. At the moment, the type of sanctions that would have been imposed in the event of not complying with these demands is unknown.
When questioned, this was what Nicole Pampe, a spokesperson for Amazon, commented on the matter:
“As a company, we remain committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and believe that the rights of LGBTQ+ people must be protected. With Amazon stores around the world, we must also comply with local laws and regulations in the countries in which we operate.”
As if that were not enough, a couple of days ago it was revealed that Seattle Pride, an LGBTQ+ organization in the United States, cut ties with Amazon after it became known that the company “supports anti-LGBTQIA+ politicians”, and that In 2020, he donated $450,000 to legislators who voted against the Equality Law.
Undoubtedly, a bad position for a company that has declared its support for the LGBTQ+ community in the past. On related topics, these are Prime Gaming’s games for July. Similarly, Amazon is giving away 30 PC games.
Via: TheVerge