Ebay to block Dr. Seuss (but you can still buy Mein Kampf)

> The auction website is going to prevent the resale of the six Dr. Seuss books discontinued this week by the late author’s publisher.

> “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," spokeswoman Parmita Choudhury told the Washington Examiner’s Haley Victory Smith.

> Ebay is going to have a hell of a time defending its decision to ban the children's books while allowing literally thousands of other offensive items to appear on its website.

> Dr. Seuss Enterprises LP announced Tuesday that it is discontinuing six books by the company's namesake: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat’s Quizzer. The group explained at the time of its announcement that the aforementioned books are being taken out of circulation because they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.”

> Though there are still hundreds of listings for the books available on eBay, the current number is far lower than what it was a mere 24 hours ago.

> A company spokeswoman told the Washington Examiner that it will take a while to review all the seller listings. In the meantime, she said, eBay is “monitoring newly published listings."