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Swordsmyth
09-11-2018, 09:17 PM
Amazon has officially entered dystopian territory by banning an entire range of dating advice books because they violate unspecified “content guidelines.”
Controversial author Roosh Valizadeh revealed the ban last night, tweeting, “Amazon has removed 9 of my books from sale, including my newest book Game, which was ranking in the top 1000. They won’t tell me the specific reason. Many of the books were on sale for 5+ years.”
Amazon has removed 9 of my books from sale, including my newest book Game, which was ranking in the top 1000. They won't tell me the specific reason. Many of the books were on sale for 5+ years. @CreateSpace (https://twitter.com/CreateSpace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) & @AmazonKDP (https://twitter.com/AmazonKDP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw): can you tell me why the books have been removed? pic.twitter.com/gK2YQyjyap (https://t.co/gK2YQyjyap)
— Roosh (@rooshv) September 10, 2018 (https://twitter.com/rooshv/status/1039144452722327552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Valizadeh later received an email from Amazon informing him that “content guidelines” were broken, but was again given no specifics.
“I feel like I’m in a Franz Kafka novel,” he tweeted.
I just got a new email from Amazon. They absolutely refuse to tell me which "content guidelines" were broken, but they encourage me to randomly guess what is wrong and start from scratch. I feel like I'm in a Franz Kafka novel. pic.twitter.com/Y9e0GvpMOK (https://t.co/Y9e0GvpMOK)
— Roosh (@rooshv) September 10, 2018 (https://twitter.com/rooshv/status/1039241043273818117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

According to Amazon’s guidelines (https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200672390), illegal content and porn are banned (none of which appear in Valizadeh’s books), so the only guideline he could be in violation of is “offensive content”.
“What we deem offensive is probably about what you would expect,” states the guideline, a completely vague description which could literally be anything that one person deems offensive.
“I believe the bannings began because the launch of Game was extremely successful. I sold 2,000 books in the first two days and hit the top 700 on Amazon paperback on the first day. Even before Friday’s launch, Game was already in Amazon’s top 10,000. As far as I know, Amazon didn’t receive a single complaint about the content, but they removed it anyway,” wrote Valizadeh (http://www.rooshv.com/amazon-has-banned-9-of-my-books-without-explanation?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter%20dlvrit%20rss), adding that Amazon sells all kinds of books which contain details of violent rape and sexual abuse.
“None of my books contain child rape scenes, physical abuse, pornography, or sexual violence, and yet they were banned. Were they banned because they were effective at helping men? Was it because executives at Amazon disagree with my political opinions? Was it an action from a rogue employee? They won’t tell me,” said Valizadeh.

More at: https://www.infowars.com/fahrenheit-2018-amazon-begins-banning-controversial-books/
UWDude
09-11-2018, 10:10 PM
It's not the witches, holding down the boiling cauldron lid down.
It's the warlocks, who want all the wart-noses for themselves.

99 problems, but a witch aint one.

Geeks trying to alpha in alliance with freaks, will not end well.
Natural societies, generally, abhor freaks.
TheCount
09-11-2018, 10:33 PM
That's not a ban.
Swordsmyth
09-11-2018, 10:36 PM
That's not a ban.

How is removing all of his books not a book ban?
euphemia
09-12-2018, 04:33 AM
It just means Amazon is not selling them. They are available many other places.
asurfaholic
09-12-2018, 06:28 AM
The corporate giants run the show I see
shakey1
09-12-2018, 10:27 AM
It just means Amazon is not selling them. They are available many other places.

... so far.
PierzStyx
09-12-2018, 10:59 AM
There is nothing dystopian about a business refusing to sell your product or buy things from you. You silly Progressives really need to learn about freedom of association and free market exchange.
CaptUSA
09-12-2018, 11:31 AM
How is removing all of his books not a book ban?

Are you kidding me?? Since when is a store not allowed to decide which products they want to sell?!

I remember growing up in an era where NO bookstores or libraries carried "controversial" books. If not for Paladin Press coming along, it was difficult to even find a way to order certain books.


Folks, you really need to be wary of these people who know nothing about liberty. They are so easily manipulated into wanting MORE controls and MORE government simply because "liberty for all" scares them.
angelatc
09-12-2018, 11:42 AM
It just means Amazon is not selling them. They are available many other places.

I have to agree with this. Aside from the private property aspect, the best way to destroy the SJW hierarchies is to let them topple themselves. Every book that Amazon refuses to sell is a win for a small bookseller somewhere.
Origanalist
09-12-2018, 11:43 AM
Lol.
TheCount
09-12-2018, 12:12 PM
How is removing all of his books not a book ban?

In the same way that Walmart not selling dildos at the gun counter is not a ban on sex toys.
Swordsmyth
09-12-2018, 12:34 PM
It just means Amazon is not selling them. They are available many other places.
Until all the publishers conspire to join Amazon in the ban.


There is nothing dystopian about a business refusing to sell your product or buy things from you. You silly Progressives really need to learn about freedom of association and free market exchange.
There is something dystopian about big businesses politicizing everything, the government may not be the answer but we need to be aware of our enemies actions so we can make our own private choices in response.


Are you kidding me?? Since when is a store not allowed to decide which products they want to sell?!

I remember growing up in an era where NO bookstores or libraries carried "controversial" books. If not for Paladin Press coming along, it was difficult to even find a way to order certain books.


Folks, you really need to be wary of these people who know nothing about liberty. They are so easily manipulated into wanting MORE controls and MORE government simply because "liberty for all" scares them.
Nobody is calling for government action, Amazon is changing their policies and politicizing everything and we can react to that without running to the government.


I have to agree with this. Aside from the private property aspect, the best way to destroy the SJW hierarchies is to let them topple themselves. Every book that Amazon refuses to sell is a win for a small bookseller somewhere.
If they are going to turn into political crusaders on the opposite side from us then we needn't give them any more business than necessary either, political blowback should be part of their consequences in addition to not getting the profit from selling the books they decide to ban for political reasons.


In the same way that Walmart not selling dildos at the gun counter is not a ban on sex toys.
It is a ban, they aren't the government (yet) so it isn't a universal ban but it is a ban from their website of books they used to sell until they were targeted for political reasons.
euphemia
09-12-2018, 12:37 PM
The author is not what I would consider a conservative at all. He majors on the manipulation of women, and that's a liberal quality.

Don't see a conspiracy behind every tree. Just accept that Amazon can make its own choices about what products to offer.
specsaregood
09-12-2018, 12:40 PM
That's not a ban.

It is a ban, just from their platform. If somebody is kicked off rpf, do you not refer to it as a ban? After all, they can still post elsewhere.
dannno
09-12-2018, 12:41 PM
The author is not what I would consider a conservative at all. He majors on the manipulation of women, and that's a liberal quality.

Don't see a conspiracy behind every tree. Just accept that Amazon can make its own choices about what products to offer.

Women manipulate men into acting like betas so they can later manipulate them out of their money while they fuck alphas.

All these guys are doing is leveling the playing field so guys don't get tricked and manipulated as much.
Swordsmyth
09-12-2018, 01:34 PM
The author is not what I would consider a conservative at all. He majors on the manipulation of women, and that's a liberal quality.

Don't see a conspiracy behind every tree. Just accept that Amazon can make its own choices about what products to offer.

He is an opponent of the feminist left, I haven't read his books so I don't know if his advice is wrong or unjust towards women or not but this is the thin end of the wedge of Amazon politicizing their publishing.
euphemia
09-12-2018, 03:01 PM
He is an opponent of the feminist left, I haven't read his books so I don't know if his advice is wrong or unjust towards women or not but this is the thin end of the wedge of Amazon politicizing their publishing.

I’m not a fan.
dannno
09-12-2018, 03:06 PM
He is an opponent of the feminist left, I haven't read his books so I don't know if his advice is wrong or unjust towards women or not but this is the thin end of the wedge of Amazon politicizing their publishing.

It seems he gets the phrase rape apologist directed toward him a lot, I'm guessing because he has discussed the "fake feminist rapes" when they get drunk and have consensual sex then feel guilty or can't quite recall all the details the next day and so they get filled in by their imagination or their ugly feminazi friend.