Elizabeth Warren asks Amazon to suppress
books with COVID-19 'misinformation'
Posted By: NorthernDog, 9/14/2021 9:55:11 AM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy demanding that Amazon use its algorithm to throttle the sale of books she characterized as spreading "COVID-19 misinformation." After pulling up search results on Amazon for various COVID-19 and vaccine-related terms, Warren's team claimed many of the books that came up were "based on falsehoods about COVID-19 vaccines and cures, including those written by the most prominent spreaders of misinformation." "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
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Lizzie wants the scalp of anyone who doesn't obey the Ministry of Truth.