Saturday, July 7, 2018

Nazi paraphernalia is still being sold on Amazon, report finds

In the latest of several similar controversies, a new report released on Friday finds that Amazon continues to facilitate the sale of hateful merchandise, including Nazi paraphernalia.

The report was published by two advocacy groups, the Partnership for Working Families and the Action Center on Race & the Economy, and found, among other examples of items sold on Amazon’s platform, a swastika pendant, stickers with Nazi imagery, and a German SS hat. While it’s unclear how much of the merchandise was actually sold, the report notes disturbing examples of items apparently targeted toward children, like a Nazi-themed Pepe the Frog fidget spinner and a child’s onesie with a burning cross.

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