Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Amazon limits searches for and sales of LGBTQ products in UAE
By Basit Ansari
<p>Amazon, following pressure from the government, blocked search results and inventories for LGBTQ-related topics in the United Arab Emirates. In the UAE, having intercourse with someone of the same gender is forbidden and is penalized by fines and/or jail. In the UAE, a number of books about LGBTQ issues were taken off the shelves, and search results for more than 150 terms were hidden. Amazon, though, has also been criticized for its hypocritical approach to LGBTQ issues</p>
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