Biz, Tech: Amazon: A glitch caused gay book-blocking. Twitter: #glitchmyass
- There was a glitch with our sales rank feature that is in the process of being fixed. We’re working to correct the problem as quickly as possible.
- Patty Smith • Amazon Director of Corporate Communications, on the reason books were being marked “adult” in the search results. She would not go further into why gay-themed books appeared to be getting pulled more than other books. Currently trending on Twitter are the hashtags #AmazonFail and #glitchmyass, which might hint as to how users may feel about the company’s honesty right now. • source