Come on now, China style censorship has been popular for years. Reddit and fbook both started commie level censorship years ago. No surprise that (((amazon))) has done the same thing

The word is Chinese. I thought it was of Old English etymology.

kowtow noun The act of kowtowing. Etymology: From 叩頭 / 叩头 (kau3 tau4) kau3 ‘knock’ + tau4 ‘head’; Chinese 叩頭 / 叩头 (kòutóu) kòu ‘knock’ + tóu ‘head’. kowtow verb To kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground. ... kowtow verb To bow very deeply. ... kowtow verb To act in a very submissive manner. ...