Amazon, Google, and Wish have removed white supremacist and racist products from their website after reported by BBC. The investigation reported that these websites sold flags, hoods, and other neo-Nazi and Ku Klux Klan or the KKK material. The KKK is a white supremacist group in America. The report also stated that online products recommended similar products to online shopkeepers. One of the most common white supremacist symbols, a Celtic cross flag was available on the websites.
According to Amazon’s algorithms, the Celtic cross flag was often bought with a neo-Nazi flag. These two symbols were worn by the Christchurch gunman when in 2019 he killed 51 people.
Other products like:-
- A rainbow flag was burning, used by the LGBTQ community.
- The Wish was reportedly selling KKK-themed hoods.
- Products related to the Boogaloo movement (The Boogaloos are considered as violent anti-government extremists who support terrorism in the US.)
- Google also deleted racist content and products from its Google Books and Google Play stores.
- Facebook recently banned multiple accounts related to the boogaloo movement.
- Facebook reported against 250 white supremacist groups and organizations for supporting terrorism around the world
- Twitter removed some words which can spread violence from its coding and programming.
Google had clearly said that they don’t allow any product and content that spread hatred and promote racism. For further uploading this type of product they take actions against it.
