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Originally Posted by LaurelRusswurm
"In case you haven't heard, about two weeks ago, PayPal contacted Smashwords and
gave us a surprise ultimatum: Remove all titles containing bestiality, rape
or incest, otherwise they threatened to deactivate our PayPal account. "
— Mark Corker email
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I'm guessing the actual discussion was a bit more detailed than that!
They still have Bibles for sale, so it clearly isn't a blanket ban.
Oh, and:
http://www.smashwords.com/press/release/28
a) Smashwords clearly think this is just targetted at BR&I in an erotic context, as they are communicating to their erotic authors:
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The following email was sent to all Smashwords authors/publishers/agents Monday, February 27 who have published erotica at Smashwords.
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b) It isn't yet clear what is actually 'banned':
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There's a sliver of hope that I might be able to obtain a more positive, less restrictive outcome than I communicated on Friday, yet it's unlikely we'll achieve the true result I want (no censorship) in the near term. Today, PayPal hinted at a more relaxed definition of prohibited content as, according to them [I'm paraphrasing], "probited boooks would be those for which rape, bestiality and incest are the major theme. If rape, bestiality and incest are incidental plot points, then that content might be allowable."
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