Amazon has no plans to remove a controversial anti-Semitic film from its platform, even after promoting the title that earned NBA star Kyrie Irving a suspension from the Brooklyn Nets. Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America will continue to be available to rent and buy on Amazon’s Prime Video, according to recent comments from company boss Andy Jassy.
The film, which contains theories about Jews controlling the media and claims that the Holocaust never happened, has sparked a flurry of controversy since Irving first posted a link to it on Twitter in October. The film and the book that preceded it are still available on Amazon, and Jassy seemed to hint that they will remain there for the near future.
If you ask about the film by Andrew Ross Sorkin The New York TimesAt the DealBook Summit on Wednesday (Nov. 30), Jassy didn’t confirm or deny whether Amazon would continue to sell the film and book, and didn’t address whether the company would add a disclaimer.
“We have hundreds of millions of customers with many different viewpoints,” Jassy said per The hill. He added: “And within the company we will not tolerate hate, discrimination or harassment, but we also recognize that as a content retailer for hundreds of millions of customers with many different viewpoints, we must be willing to give them access to those viewpoints.” , even if they are offensive and even if they deviate from our own personal points of view.”
During their conversation, Sorkin told Jassy he was Jewish and said he was uncomfortable with the film.
“I’ll be honest, I don’t like it. I worry about anti-Semitism,” he said. “I worry about what we’re seeing across the country and around the world. I think some of these might not incite violence right now, but could lead to it.”
Jassy replied that he was also Jewish, telling Sorkin: “I’m concerned about anti-Semitism and I find some parts of this content very offensive, but I think you have to have principles if you’re going to manage something as big as we are.” do it.”
Last month, Amazon and Barnes & Noble were put under pressure to remove the film and book when a group of over 200 people signed a letter from the nonprofit Creative Community for Peace. The letter’s signatories included Mila Kunis, Debra Messing and Mayim Bialik.
“At a time in America when there is more hate crime per capita against Jews than against any other minority, overwhelmingly more sectarian hate crimes against the Jewish people than against any other religion, and more hate crimes against the Jewish people in New York than any other other minority, where the majority of American Jews live, it is unacceptable to allow this kind of hatred to be fomented on your platforms,” the letter reads in part.
