Amazon Says No to Racy Images

Amazon updated its policy for sellers in certain categories. On Monday, the marketplace announced it was updating its image policy for adult DVDs, books, magazines, and calendars.

Amazon didn’t get into details about what exactly was changing in Monday’s announcement, but rather, said it was updating the policy “to give you more information on listing image guidelines.” It left it up to sellers to review the policy update for themselves, writing in the announcement:

“We strictly prohibit any listings or product detail page images that feature explicit sexual imagery. If you sell products in these categories, review your images against the new guidelines and update them if required. If no action is taken by September 27, 2023, any affected listings will be restricted in search or suppressed.

“For more information on these listing guidelines, go to Adult DVDs, Books, Magazines and Calendars.”

You can find the announcement on Amazon Seller Central.

Ina Steiner

Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She’s a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of “Turn eBay Data Into Dollars” (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, “Blogging Heroes” (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 – present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 – present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.