The antisemitic film that made headlines after Kyrie Irving tweeted its Amazon link will not be taken down from the tech giant's platform, CEO Andy Jassy said.
Jassy said, however, that the retailer must allow access to different viewpoints "even if they are objectionable."
Its Amazon synopsis claims the film "uncovers the true identity of the Children of Israel." Irving has"Trying to decide which content … that we don’t provide access to customers is one of the trickiest issues that we do with the company," Jassy said at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit. "When you have content whose primary purpose is not to espouse or ascribe negative characteristics to people, that is much trickier and a very slippery slope," Jassy said.
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