07-14-2021
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At least two Amazon employees have exercised their apparent privilege in deciding to give up their jobs with the e-commerce company over its decision to continue selling a book they claim promotes anti-LGBT sentiments.
The staffers resigned after employees posted a complaint to the company’s internal messaging board in April, rebuking Amazon for reversing course after telling Republican senators in March that it would not “sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness.”
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That statement was in response to the company’s decision to stop selling “When Harry Became Sally” by Ryan T. Anderson.
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Kara Frederick is a research fellow with the Center for Technology Policy at The Heritage Foundation.
Conservative comedian Steven Crowder filed notice last week of a lawsuit against YouTube, claiming, “This is the big one, boys and girls.”
Crowder’s May 14 filing follows his second “strike” in as many months. In March, YouTube demonetized Crowder’s channel and issued his first demerit of 2021 on grounds that one of his videos contained COVID-19 misinformation. In April, Crowder earned “strike two” under the pretext of harassment and cyberbullying.
One more infraction in the designated 90-day window and he will be permanently cut off from his 5 million YouTube followers.
Kara is a research fellow in Technology Policy at The Heritage Foundation. One more infraction in the designated 90-day window and Crowder will be permanently cut off from his 5 million YouTube followers. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
Crowder’s May 14 filing follows his second “strike” in as many months.
Inconsistent enforcement of vague rules, the opacity of content-moderation practices, and a lack of recourse are the hallmarks of Big Tech today.
If left unchecked, these companies and their employees will continue to narrow the bounds of acceptable discourse on one side of the political spectrum only.