The online marketplace eBay has decided to pull six books authored by Dr. Seuss from its platform. An eBay spokesperson told the Washington Examiner on Thursday that they are reviewing all their listings to remove the books. “At eBay, we have a strict policy against hate and discrimination to ensure our platform remains a safe, trusted and inclusive environment for our global community of buyers and sellers,” Parmita Choudhury, eBay Corporate Communications Specialist told the news outlet. “We’re currently sweeping our marketplace to remove these items. It can take some time to review all existing listings and provide education to impacted users. We’re also monitoring the newly published list to be reviewed.” It comes after Dr. Seuss enterprises released a statement on Tuesday, on the author Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birthday, saying that they would cease publication and licensing of six books because they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.” “Ceasing …
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