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George Orwell's 1984 purged from school library by AI 'Big Brother' (www.standard.co.uk)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Sadly, the courts decided a long time ago that K-12 libraries are required to act in loco parentis. Not a lot we can do about censorship at that level. We have to focus on fighting the efforts to shut down public libraries.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    This was in the UK.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    I'm no expert, but isn't it easier there, from a legal standpoint, to "officially" ban various forms of expression? The Christian States Of Trumpistan has no political framework to ban things, but that actually makes it easier for local authorities to do it quietly.

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