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What do we know about Allstora?
Paid Allstora members get discounts on book purchases.
Got it.
So why is it controversial?
According to Allstoras website, it offered 10 million titles upon its launch.
As it turns out, that included controversial books with right-wing and anti-LGBTQ+ messages.
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Critics felt that this meant Allstora was not actually committed to inclusivity.
How did Allstora initially respond?
A pop-up note on the siteshomepagealerted visitors that you may find books you disagree with.
We do that by reading books.
Allstora also outlined two ways that it is determined to mitigate the potential harm of specific books.
First, a community-led system will be used to flag titles that are contrary to Allstoras core values.
(Several controversial books on the site now are accompanied by this disclaimer.)
Has Allstora apologized and decided to remove the books after all?
On March 9, Allstora co-founder and CEO Eric Cervini published a lengthyapologyon the stores website.
And for that, I am sorry.
Multiple books have already been taken down, and Cervini said visitors can continue to report hateful material.
While other online bookstores will continue selling hate-filled books, Allstora will not, he said.
We will be a community, a home, for all.
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