Book censorship in US schools has become 'rampant and common', free speech advocates warn

Since July 2021, PEN America has documented more than 22,800 cases of book bans across 45 states and 451 public school districts.

Stephen King, Jodi Picoult among most-banned authors in schools

The best-selling horror writer Stephen King was the most-banned author over the past school year, according to a report by free-expression organization PEN America, which found that his works had been ...
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Minecraft Broke My Wrist in Japan

What started as a chill gaming session in Japan took a shocking turn—a wrist-breaking Minecraft moment that no one saw coming. From cozy builds to a real-life ER visit, this unexpected twist proves ...

A VPN ban wouldn't work without extreme "digital authoritarianism," says ORG

The Open Rights Group is concerned that kids are more likely to circumvent the UK's required age checks with dodgy proxies than VPNs.
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Free speech group reminds Florida schools they can't enforce law used to remove books

A federal judge recently ruled that a provision of the law, HB 1069, used to remove books describing "sexual conduct" is unconstitutional. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) ...
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Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) James B. Blasingame, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) When a junior at an ...