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Amazon removes books promoting autism cures and vaccine misinformation
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[quote:DeniedTruths:MV8zOTk3NDkwXzcyMzUyOTUwXzQ1MEQ4MTRD] [quote:Polkahonkus:MV8zOTk3NDkwXzcyMzUyNDExXzVFQkVFNzhE] A better subject line would be Amazon removes two books promoting controversial autism cures... You make it sound like Amazon is discontinuing all books on all alternative cures or treatments for autism. It may happen one day. Today is not that day. [/quote] [b]The mere fact that it is starting is enough. [/b] [/quote]
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Amazon is removing from its online marketplace “autism cure” books that unscientifically claim children can be cured of autism with pseudoscientific methods such as ingesting and bathing in a potentially toxic form of bleach and taking medication meant to treat arsenic and lead poisoning.
Amazon confirmed Tuesday that the books “Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism” and “Fight Autism and Win” are no longer available, but declined to answer specific questions about why it had removed them or whether they were part of a larger cleanup effort, citing a policy of not commenting on individual accounts.
The move by Amazon comes on the heels of a report in Wired published Monday that criticized the retail giant for offering medically dubious books and dangerous methods for reversing autism spectrum disorder. For years, news organizations have pointed out Amazon’s practice of hosting books that promote vaccine and other health-related misinformation, but the pressure has intensified in recent weeks.
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