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CSETv1 分類法のクラス
分類法の詳細Harm Distribution Basis
sexual orientation or gender identity
Sector of Deployment
wholesale and retail trade
CSETv0 分類法のクラス
分類法の詳細Full Description
Amazon's book store experienced a "cataloging error" in which 57,310 books lost their "sales ranking", a number used to help books show up quicker in the book suggestions algorithm. The books affected are reported to include between "dozens" and "hundreds" of books containing gay and lesbian themes, often labeling them as "adult material" or "pornographic" when similar books containing heterosexual characters remain at the top of the sales ranking.
Short Description
Amazon's book store "cataloging error" led to books containing gay and lesbian themes to lose their sales ranking, therefore losing visibility on the sales platform.
Severity
Negligible
Harm Distribution Basis
Sexual orientation or gender identity
Harm Type
Harm to social or political systems
AI System Description
Amazon's bookstore sales ranking algorithm used to rank popular books and display higher-ranking books on earlier pages of Amazon marketplace
System Developer
Amazon
Sector of Deployment
Arts, entertainment and recreation
Relevant AI functions
Perception, Cognition
AI Techniques
content classification
AI Applications
sales ranking system
Location
Global
Named Entities
Amazon
Technology Purveyor
Amazon
Beginning Date
4-2009
Ending Date
4-2009
Near Miss
Unclear/unknown
Intent
Accident
Lives Lost
No
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Online retailer blames reduced profiles of Winterson, Hollinghurst, Vidal and others on glitch in new family-friendly charts
The internet retailer Amazon has found itself at the centre of a censorship row after it decided to remove a number…
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It’s all a “glitch”, says Amazon. After a weekend of being bombarded by emails organized by Twitter (we told you it was an important gay political tool!) under the hashtag #amazonfail, the world’s largest online retailer of books is apologi…
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But OP, why are you bringing up freedom of expression issues in the freedom of expression section? It seems crazy to me, a fact I will illlustrate by using a large bold font and some irrelevant reference to 4chan.
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I've been asked for more information and am collecting the books/authors that are affected
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Author/title
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Level of explicitness/genre
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GLTB content?
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Censored on which amazon website
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Link (maybe even a screencap)?
Collection: Books …
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One of these books has been removed from Amazon's sales rankings because of "adult" content; the other has not.
"American Psycho" is Bret Easton Ellis' story of a sadistic murderer. "Unfriendly Fire" is a well-reviewed empirical analysis of…
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It’s been called #amazonfail on Twitter, but it represents the greatest insult to consumers and the most severe commercial threat to free expression that we’re likely to see in some time. Amazon has decided to remove certain books that they…
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April 12, 2009 Amazon Censors Its Rankings & Search Results to Protect Us Against GLBT Books
JaneLetters of OpinionAmazon / censorship / LGBTQ
UPDATE No. 2: Amazon executive customer service email is: ecr@amazon.com and the customer service…
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