Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has acquiesced to pressure from the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to restrict its citizens from accessing the platform’s LGBTQ-related merchandise.
What Happened: The New York Times reported that the UAE government pressured the e-commerce giant with the threat of penalties if it did not comply with its demand. Amazon’s Restricted Products team worked to hide the results for more than 150 keywords that could have any possible connection with LGBTQ issues, individuals or products.
