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Amazon joins retailers banning the sale of items featuring Confederate flag
Source: The Guardian
Amazon joins retailers banning the sale of items featuring Confederate flag
Joanna Walters in New York
Tuesday 23 June 2015 20.43 BST
Online giants Amazon, eBay and Etsy are joining retailers Walmart and Sears in banning the sale of items featuring images of the Confederate flag, as a wave of opposition to the divisive historical symbol builds in the wake of a racially motivated massacre in Charleston, South Carolina, last week.
On Tuesday afternoon, Amazon became the latest in a string of high-profile companies to step away from the sales. Ebay had earlier issued a statement saying the flag had become a “contemporary symbol of divisiveness and racism” and the decision matched company policy “that prohibits items that promote or glorify hatred, violence and racial intolerance”.
Etsy, too, cited a company policy that prohibits items “that promote, support or glorify hatred and these items fall squarely into that category”.
Confederate flags and related memorabilia featuring the symbol were still available for sale on the sites on Tuesday afternoon as the companies set about implementing their new policies.
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Joanna Walters in New York
Tuesday 23 June 2015 20.43 BST
Online giants Amazon, eBay and Etsy are joining retailers Walmart and Sears in banning the sale of items featuring images of the Confederate flag, as a wave of opposition to the divisive historical symbol builds in the wake of a racially motivated massacre in Charleston, South Carolina, last week.
On Tuesday afternoon, Amazon became the latest in a string of high-profile companies to step away from the sales. Ebay had earlier issued a statement saying the flag had become a “contemporary symbol of divisiveness and racism” and the decision matched company policy “that prohibits items that promote or glorify hatred, violence and racial intolerance”.
Etsy, too, cited a company policy that prohibits items “that promote, support or glorify hatred and these items fall squarely into that category”.
Confederate flags and related memorabilia featuring the symbol were still available for sale on the sites on Tuesday afternoon as the companies set about implementing their new policies.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/23/amazon-retailers-banning-sale-confederate-flag