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Ebay's Nazi Ordeal A Decade Ago Mirrors Facebook's Plight On Holocaust Denial Today
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Status: Available Now!
Type: News
Date: Tuesday 12 May 2009, 05:50 AM
Media: Techcrunch

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About the organization EBay:
Type: Business
Sub-Types: Website, Retailing Agent, E-Commerce, Online Deal, Store, Online Store, Internet, Application Software, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Software, Online Shop
Notable Organizations: EBay, Techcrunch
In 1999 eBay was under heavy fire for allowing the sale of Nazi memorabilia. Their policy approach at the time mirrors almost exactly what Facebook is doing now with Holocaust denial groups, namely banning behavior in certain countries to comply with local laws, but allowing it everywhere else. From a 1999 New York Times article: “eBay…said that the company already prohibited the…
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