# Amazon in IRA splinter group affiliate problem

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/01/31/amazon-ira-splinter-group-affiliate-problem/
- Published: 2001-01-31T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Amazon.co.uk’s affiliate programme has led them to being “accused of funding a splinter
group of the IRA”, reports Internet magazine.
Internet magazine reports that “Amazon
has been accused of funding a splinter group of the IRA – known as the 32 County
Sovereignty Movement.”

The accusation arose after the Movement featured a link to Amazon at the bottom 
of its home page. Such links are common given the success of Amazon’s affiliate 
programme, which encourages individuals and organisations to encourage book sales
in return for a commission.

However, Amazon.co.uk’s associate programme does reject sites which discriminate
on grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, or age, or promote illegal activity
or violence.

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The Amazon.co.uk associate programme is therefore relevant to very many charities,
and should certainly be considered as a useful additional element to a charity’s
Web site.

Amazon’s experience demonstrates how important it is, particularly for charities,
to attempt to know which sites are linking to theirs.

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