Amazon edits Michael Jackson album pages

Author: Al Barger — Published: Dec 10, 2003 at 9:08 am 1 comment

File this under "Brother, you asked for it." From Rolling Stone:


Amazon.com removed the customer advice area from the page for Michael Jackson's Number Ones greatest hits album page and several other Jackson albums after unnamed users made recommendations that included books on identifying child molesters, a baby gift set titled "Thank Heaven for Little Boys" and the latest Captain Underpants books . . .

Indeed, there doesn't seem to be a customer advice area on ANY of Jackson's albums at Amazon.

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  • 1 - Eric Olsen

    Dec 10, 2003 at 10:00 am

    I'm not sure who they are protecting.

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