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Newsweek: Coke bottle customization tool censors some labels but not others

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June 23, 2021

A consumer tool for customizing Coca-Cola bottles is censoring some labels, but not others, according to a Newsweek report.

The article said the company is blocking words such as "lesbian" and "transgender," but allowing "Nazis" and "fascism."

Newsweek tested the tool and found it blocked "Black Lives Matter," but allowed "blue lives matter," "QAnon," "Trump won," "White pride" and "jihadist."

The company did not respond to a request for comment from Vending Times at the time of this report.