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Apr 14 2009 9:20am EDT

First Bytes: An Embarrassed Amazon

Amazon is trying to make amends about its search engine error that erased gay-themed and health books from the search, a move that its communication director called "embarrassing." [Wall Street Journal]

The EU is acting against Britain's inability to keep its online user's information safe and sound. The country has two months to respond to accusations of "snooping." [Reuters]

Have Wall Street's earnings expectations for Google finally gotten low enough that the company can actually beat them? [Business Insider]

Fans of Defamer should be pleased. Three refugees of entertainment blog, which Gawker rolled into its flagship in February, have launched a new site called Movieline. Let the snark begin again. [All Things Digital]

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