What does it mean to "promote child exploitation"? When it's figurines that have been sold for years but now violate Amazon's statutes about promoting child exploitation which resulted in listings being removed. Chuck Gaffney has run a successful Amazon store for years selling anime-related products, up until recently when Amazon started cracking down on anything that could be perceived as "promoting child exploitation".
While it can be difficult for online retailers to represent themselves as selling genuine merchandise — meaning reputation means a lot — this type of behavior from the market owner is very discouraging. In response, the seller blames a "neopuritan crusade" against anime figures.
The characters at the center of this disagreement are: Hatsune Miku and KaitÅ Tenshi Twin Angel.
It's a wonder that anything anime-related survives importation to the US from Japan.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Tuesday March 10 2020, @03:45PM
Well, I live in France and over the last year or two I can recall several people who have been in court charged with groping or sexually assaulting women. Perhaps it is seen as 'acceptable' in certain places, or perhaps between certain cultures, but it is far from being 'acceptable' throughout France. In one case, the brother of the girl subsequently took matters into his own hands and assaulted the groper. No action appeared to be taken against him but, of course, I have no knowledge of what might have happened behind the scenes.