Amazon just blocked over 150 LGBTQ-related keywords in the United Arab Emirates

Amazon is making headlines again for some anti-LGBTQ practices that they deem necessary to comply with local laws in the UAE. Instead of standing up to the UAE and its demands, Amazon buckled under pressure and removed LGBTQ-themed search results from its website. They had until Friday to comply with the UAE.

According to Insider, the UAE would have penalized Amazon if they hadn’t removed the search keywords.

Related: 30 employees hold “die-in” during Amazon’s Pride event to protest the sale of transphobic books

On Amazon’s UAE site more than 150 keywords were removed, including words such as “LGBTQ,” “pride,” and “queer” which came up with zero results on the website.

Although some LGBTQ-themed items like Alice Walker’s The Color Purple are still available for sale in the UAE, it is unsure whether Amazon will do another round of censoring LGBTQ products from their store.

An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the removal of LGBTQ items from their UAE store, saying, “As a company, we…

Read full story, and more, from Source: Amazon just blocked over 150 LGBTQ-related keywords in the United Arab Emirates

Share

About Gay Today

Editor of Gay Today