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| Confederate flag: Google joins Amazon, eBay and Walmart as leading companies ban controversial merchandise | Confederate flag: Google joins Amazon, eBay and Walmart as leading companies ban controversial merchandise |
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| Google, Amazon and eBay marketplaces will no longer sell Confederate flags in the wake of last week's Charleston shooting. | Google, Amazon and eBay marketplaces will no longer sell Confederate flags in the wake of last week's Charleston shooting. |
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| Google Inc said it would remove Confederate flag merchandise from the Google Shopping and Google Ads services, Reuters reported. | Google Inc said it would remove Confederate flag merchandise from the Google Shopping and Google Ads services, Reuters reported. |
| Amazon confirmed to The Independent in an email that it will ban Confederate merchandise from its marketplace. | |
| “We have decided to prohibit Confederate flags, and many items containing this image, because we believe it has become a contemporary symbol of divisiveness and racism,” the spokesperson said in a statement. | “We have decided to prohibit Confederate flags, and many items containing this image, because we believe it has become a contemporary symbol of divisiveness and racism,” the spokesperson said in a statement. |
| The backlash against the flag comes in the wake of the mass shooting in a Charleston, South Carolina, historically black church. Dylann Roof, the suspected terrorist, has been shown posing with the Confederate flag in photos. | The backlash against the flag comes in the wake of the mass shooting in a Charleston, South Carolina, historically black church. Dylann Roof, the suspected terrorist, has been shown posing with the Confederate flag in photos. |
| eBay joins Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, to remove all Confederate-related items from stores across the US. Sears and K-Mart also banned the controversial flag from their stores. | eBay joins Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, to remove all Confederate-related items from stores across the US. Sears and K-Mart also banned the controversial flag from their stores. |
| The decision follows South Carolina’s governor Nikki Haley's announcement that she intended to remove the Confederacy flag from all local state buildings. | The decision follows South Carolina’s governor Nikki Haley's announcement that she intended to remove the Confederacy flag from all local state buildings. |
| Meanwhile, Confederate flag sales are up more than 3,000% on Amazon since the 24 hours when Ms Haley made her announcement, Fusion reported. | Meanwhile, Confederate flag sales are up more than 3,000% on Amazon since the 24 hours when Ms Haley made her announcement, Fusion reported. |
| Amazon did not return request for comment by time of publication. | Amazon did not return request for comment by time of publication. |