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Dutch online store bans ‘Black Pete’ merchandise as “hurtful”

Netherlands Black Pete protest

Amsterdam, The Netherlands Thomson Reuters Foundation Dutch online retailer Bol.com has become the latest firm to ban products depicting “Black Pete”, a caricatured figure from pre-Christmas celebrations, in response to anti-racism campaigns. All products depicting “Black Pete” in a discriminatory way must be removed from the platform by the end of September, Bol.com, one of […]