Amazon has removed from sale a product with a racially offensive description after complaints from a UK MP.
The product’s description contained a highly offensive racial slur for black people.
Amazon said it had been removed from sale after the company became aware of the problem.
But it did not explain how the offensive word was published in the product description without being caught by any automatic filters.
Amazon said the item – a pair of brown formal shoes – was put up for sale from a “marketplace” seller. Those are third parties that sell through Amazon ... Read even more
