Amazon CEO Says No Decision Made About Pulling Antisemitic Documentary: ‘We Have to Allow Access to Those Viewpoints, Even If They Are Objectionable’
, who has been under fire for the ecommerce giant’s continuing to sell an antisemitic book and movie, declined to say whether the company would remove them after the backlash.
Jassy, speaking Wednesday at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, sidestepped the question of whether Amazon would continue to sell “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” which denies that millions of Jews died during the Holocaust and asserts that Jews control the media. The CEO was interviewed on stage by the Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin, who said he is Jewish and was not OK with Amazon’s decision to keep selling “Hebrews to Negroes.” Jassy said he also was Jewish.
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.
More than 200 celebrities and entertainment execs, including Mila Kunis, Debra Messing and Mayim Bialik, signed
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