Hacker News with Generative AI: Book Bans

North Dakota Lawmakers Pass Bill Restricting Library Books Deemed Obscene (nytimes.com)
North Dakota lawmakers narrowly passed a bill on Monday that would require most libraries in the state to keep material deemed sexually explicit in areas that are difficult for minors to access.
Politics, Censorship, Libraries, Book Bans
15 points by duxup 22 days ago | 1 comments
Banned Books: Analysis of Censorship on Amazon.com (2024) (citizenlab.ca)
The rise in online shopping has led to more global reach into markets that may otherwise be inaccessible for companies through traditional retail channels. This increased reach brings new opportunities but also has its own challenges for global e-commerce retailers. One such challenge is in dealing with different, more restrictive regulatory environments worldwide.
Censorship, E-commerce, Book Bans, Amazon, Regulation
104 points by gnabgib 40 days ago | 58 comments
ALA to U.S. Department of Education: Book bans are real (ala.org)
Book bans are real. Ask students who cannot access literary classics required for college or parents whose children can’t check out a book about gay penguins at their school library. Ask school librarians who have lost their jobs for protecting the freedom to read. While a parent has the right to guide their own children’s reading, their beliefs and prejudices should not dictate what another parent chooses for their own children.
Education, Censorship, Libraries, Book Bans
8 points by hn_acker 98 days ago | 0 comments
Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban (theguardian.com)
Book Bans, Censorship, Utah, Literature
23 points by pwenzel 272 days ago | 31 comments
Brazil's unparalleled spate of book bans is page out of US culture wars (theguardian.com)
Brazil, Censorship, Culture Wars, Book Bans, United States
8 points by racional 308 days ago | 0 comments
Book about book bans banned by Florida school board (theguardian.com)
Book Bans, Education, Censorship, Florida
18 points by detaro 327 days ago | 3 comments
Florida school bans book about book bans (tallahassee.com)
Education, Censorship, Book Bans
10 points by anigbrowl 329 days ago | 3 comments