Research shows Amazon restricts shipments of certain books to multiple countries

The World

New research by University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab shows Amazon restricts certain products, mainly books, in countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Some of the restricted books were related to LGTBQ, Christianity and erotica themes. The World’s Shirin Jaafari has more.

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