“We have to allow access to those viewpoints, even if they are objectionable.” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, who has been under fire for continuing to sell an antisemitic book and movie, declined to say whether the company would remove them after the backlash.
According to Jassy, “we have to allow access to those viewpoints, even if they are objectionable,” because Amazon sells products and services to “hundreds of millions of customers with a lot of different viewpoints.” The Amazon chief said the decision to remove “Hebrews to Negroes” is less “straightforward” than pulling content that actively promotes violence or pedophilia.
“Hebrews to Negroes” became a bestseller on Amazon after the film was promoted by Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving on Twitter. After the team temporarily suspended him and Nike dropped his shoe line, Irving made a $500,000 donation to the Anti-Defamation League and he apologized for promoting the film.
an open letter calling on Amazon to stop selling the antisemitic documentary and book “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America.”Amazon sells other controversial items, including an edition of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” for the Kindle; the page for “Mein Kampf” indicates that proceeds from sales are “donated to Jewish Charities & Organizations.
. Jassy said the cuts were necessary because the economy was “more uncertain” than previously expected: “We just felt like we needed to streamline our costs,” he said. In a memo to Amazon employees two weeks ago, Jassy wrote that the company had eliminated “a number of positions” across its devices and books businesses and had extended buyout offers to some employees in Amazon’s People, Experience, and Technology organization. He added that “there will be more role reductions” going into 2023 “as leaders continue to make adjustments.”
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