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Elizabeth Warren Demands That Amazon Hide Books

Lord of Planar said:
In fairness, she was complaining about how the search brings them to the top. She didn't ask them to be removed or burned. Just the same though, its a slippery slope. Especially to the casual pobserver who only has the word of others the contents of the so-called misinformation.
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Well, what is the purpose of asking these questions? And bad mouthing all of these publications?
 
jonny5 said:
"This pattern and practice of misbehavior suggests that Amazon is either unwilling or unable to modify its business practices to prevent the spread of falsehoods or the sale of inappropriate products—an unethical, unacceptable, and potentially unlawful course of action from one of the nation’s largest retailers"

"Despite the fact that vaccination remains our greatest tool to protect Americans from the virus, myths about COVID-19 vaccines continue to spread, often facilitated by technology companies that refuse to curb misinformation.10"

That sounds like a threat to me.
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Is it Amazon's responsibility to scrutinize all the products that go through them? I personally hate their search results as well. I hate the results from places like Google even more. I don't know what goes into such algorithms, but I suspect there are several factor that prioritize the various products. The seller of the product is one variable as to the criteria they put in.

Just how is Amazon expected to regulate, and really, should they?
 
Patriotic Voter said:
How did anyone not recognize the fact Reason is a fake news organization? Despite claiming to be unbiased, they only feature conservative stories. They put "Libertarian news" in the first sentence on their About page.
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libertarians ARE conservatives (99% of the time)
 
jonny5 said:
"This pattern and practice of misbehavior suggests that Amazon is either unwilling or unable to modify its business practices to prevent the spread of falsehoods or the sale of inappropriate products—an unethical, unacceptable, and potentially unlawful course of action from one of the nation’s largest retailers"

"Despite the fact that vaccination remains our greatest tool to protect Americans from the virus, myths about COVID-19 vaccines continue to spread, often facilitated by technology companies that refuse to curb misinformation.10"

That sounds like a threat to me.
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Then you have very thin skin. If Warren was the AG, yeah that would have some weight.
 
TheParser said:
And Senator Warren considers herself to be a "liberal."

Amazon, I have read, already bans books that have politically incorrect views on ethnicity.

So, yes, of course it will also ban books that do not kneel to Dr. Fauci.

(I love Amazon. It has been a godsend during this COVID lockdown. I hope the frail gentleman in the White
House will be ordered to give Mr. Bezos some kind of award for services rendered to the nation during this current nightmare.)
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Warren Use To Be A Progressive
until she failed to run.
Failed to support Sanders.
And Sold Her Soul to Hillary & Wall St. Democrats.


Moi







Canada-3.webp​
 
madman said:
what IS the difference between RIGHT leaning and conservative? THey are the same. They hold almost the same exact beliefs.
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There are so many differences between people. Do you think all lefties think in lockstep?
 
Lord of Planar said:
There are so many differences between people. Do you think all lefties think in lockstep?
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People either vote for a conservative candidate or liberal candidate.
This is what matters. You vote libertarian/conservative consistently, you are conservative. You vote liberal ,consistently you are a liberal.
The labels that people attach to themselves do not matter, it's the lever that you pull at the ballot box.

it's that simple.
 
madman said:
People either vote for a conservative candidate or liberal candidate.
This is what matters. You vote libertarian/conservative consistently, you are conservative. You vote liberal ,consistently you are a liberal.
The labels that people attach to themselves do not matter, it's the lever that you pull at the ballot box.

it's that simple.
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What about when people vote for who they think is the lesser evil?
 
wist43 said:
So does that mean that "leftist news" is true?
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Independent news is true too if that means completely unbiased instead of merely not belonging to the Libertarian or Republican party.

I do not believe all leftist news, but the vast majority of it is a left lean of the proven facts - unlike right-wing news being intentional lies.
 
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wist43 said:
I agree. Now can we please leave the bakers and florists alone who don't want to service gay weddings?
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No way. The Constitution favors gay couples. They had every reason to sue the baker.
 
jonny5 said:
Amazon will go along, make lots of money, give lots of it to the govt, in taxes and campaign donations, and get favorable treatment from the govt.

Simply going along with the govts tyranny is more valuable to politicians than money. And the minority of us with principles will continue to get screwed from all sides.
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Well, that method works well enough in America! Why change it! Eight-years is a long time putting up with one helluva pile of shat that crosses your Offal-Office desk!

We could indeed, if we forbade private donations to election-funding. Then elected officials would not be the *****-cats of any rich individual. How do you think the Replicants have won so many elections?

The party is devoid of any alternative policies other than those in place. And yet, the country is moving though one of the most important changes in its economy since decades. The number of people working in Manufacturing is down to 12% of the total, with the rest all in Services Industries. Which require for the most part post-secondary training or diplomas ... !
 
PeacefulWarrior said:
Public health policy and the most effective means of combating a pandemic should never be things that each individual "figures out for themselves" after reading about it in a Google search. LMAO.. We've entered a new realm of idiocy and its pretty bizarre imo.
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This was the second-time around that Uncle Sam faced off a dangerous corona-virus. The first time was also China and in 2003/4 with "SARS". Yes, people died from it. (Read here.)

Why were we not prepared for it. Because an addle-headed PotUS disregarded what was already happening in the world. Besides, he did not want any silly epidemic spoiling his reelection!

A lot of money was spent tracking down SARS, but we got no real info from it. And yet, when Covid came around we-the-sheeple should have remembered SARS and how it had killed close to 700 people. We could have reacted sooner, which would have saved hundreds if not thousands of lives!

Rather than having a dork-PotUS who disregarded the threat for 6 critical months of its initiation!

Which, in my book, was the real reason he was not reelected ... !
 
Lord of Planar said:
What about when people vote for who they think is the lesser evil?
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Like i said, people lean one way or the other. Some lean more than others, but if your voting is fairly consistent, that's the way that you lean.
People that stand in the middle of the road ususally get hit by a truck and don't accomplishment much.
 
Patriotic Voter said:
No way. The Constitution favors gay couples. They had every reason to sue the baker.
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If you are talking about the instance in Gresham, which is walking distance from my home, the only reason why the gay couple won the lawsuit was the derogatory remakes made online by the baker. It wasn't about non-service, it was about hate messages.
 
CHOOSING A PRESIDENT IS LIKE CHOOSING A MOVIE

madman said:
Like i said, people lean one way or the other. Some lean more than others, but if your voting is fairly consistent, that's the way that you lean.
People that stand in the middle of the road ususally get hit by a truck and don't accomplishment much.
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I sometimes think that voting is an "art" that some master very well and others not at all.

Anyway, the "art of voting" is well described in this article-pdf: The Psychology of Voting

Excerpt:
Choosing a President is Like Choosing a Movie Chooser

Imagine that this coming Saturday, you’re going out to the movies with a friend; to be nice, you’ve decided to let your friend pick the movie you’ll see. Who would you rather the friend be: (1) someone who shares your taste in movies but doesn’t read movie reviews and knows nothing about which movies in the theaters now are dogs, (2) someone who reads lots of movie reviews but doesn’t like all the things you like, or (3) someone who once picked out a movie for you to see that you liked? In other words, should you choose someone who shares your preferences, has expertise, or has a small track record of success in the past?

That’s the sort of decision all Americans face every time they have to vote in a presidential election. Should we endorse the candidate who agrees with us most about what government should do ... ? Or should we endorse the candidate who knows the most about solving the nation’s problems?
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Well worth reading ...
 
jonny5 said:
reason.com

Elizabeth Warren Demands That Amazon Crack Down on COVID Misinformation

Amazon's customers are apparently unable to judge the veracity of COVID-related information for themselves.
reason.com reason.com



Here you have the federal govt yet against asking a bookseller to hide books the federal govt doesnt agree with. The only thing missing from her letter is 'or else'. Sadly Amazon will likely go along, as they already shown a few times they do not respect free speech or limited govt. And since most people dont care either, Amazon will go along, make lots of money, give lots of it to the govt, in taxes and campaign donations, and get favorable treatment from the govt.

Simply going along with the govts tyranny is more valuable to politicians than money. And the minority of us with principles will continue to get screwed from all sides.
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Warren just needs to learn how to phrase her complaints.

If she said, "Amazon is shadow banning books I like!!!" she'd mirror right wing complaints about Twitter et al. Surely you'd agree that shadow bans are bad, right?
 
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