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Originally Posted by ucfgrad93
While I don't buy those kinds of books, I have no problem with retailers selling them. That said, I do think that they should be filtered into a section that you have to opt in to see them.
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Just to clarify some things that I'm reading on writer sites and other sources--the material that is/was at the heart of complaint includes/pertains to ILLEGAL porn--not just "erotica" as reported in some outlets. That is not to say that a lot of porn isn't being removed as a result, because it is being removed. HOWEVER the original complaints (and there have been more than one) were concerning porn that included underage children and other topics that are not legal. I don't know the extent of it but one list mentioned pictures inside the books that were of potentially underaged children, as well as other illegal material. Some of these books were appearing during searches that included words that normally returned children's books.
That was not the only illegal material that was supposedly found; there are other topics not legal in many countries.
The heart of the matter from what I understand that started this is not the usual "gasp, there's erotica, where do we draw the line." The books that caused the problem contained clear, illegal material or instructions/tips for how to commit certain crimes.