Censorship
‘Suggestive’: Shakespeare and penguin books censored in Florida
The changes to the Hillsborough County Public Schools’ curriculum guides were made with Florida’s new legislation limiting classroom materials that “contain pornography or obscene depictions of sexual conduct” in mind.
- by Mike Scheneider
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‘Dehumanising’: Australian actor heartbroken over trans ban for Talk To Me
Actor Zoe Terakes, best known for Wentworth and Nine Perfect Strangers, has responded to the film’s banning in Kuwait.
- by Garry Maddox
‘I might die or be murdered’: The province fearing it will be wiped out by Beijing
Inner Mongolians fear their home is the next Xinjiang, the Chinese province that has seen minorities facing re-education camps and round-the-clock surveillance.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
‘The world is watching’: Obama warns that book bans, censorship could cost America
The former president lamented the rise of books being challenged by people who disagree with certain perspectives, describing the trend as “profoundly misguided”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Lizzo have all done it, but is self-censorship really that new?
There is a long history of artists second-guessing lyrics, but the reasons behind it and the way they manage it has evolved.
- by Nell Geraets
‘Sexual violence’: NZ broadcaster chastised over dolphin mating scene
The New Zealand media watchdog has chided public broadcaster TVNZ over the scene following a complaint from one viewer.
- by Ben McKay
Librarians learn how to defend intellectual freedom and fight book bans
At “the world’s largest library event”, attendees are invited to climb atop a giant chair and read their favourite banned book.
- by Claire Savage
Ernest Hemingway masterpiece given trigger warning by publisher
The decision to add a disclaimer to the works of the Nobel Prize-winner has raised concerns that classics of English literature are being treated like “cigarette packets” in need of health warnings.
- by Craig Simpson
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Queensland Police
Qld police ‘reluctant to get involved’ in campaign to ban book
Documents show police were unwilling to be drawn into a conservative activist’s campaign against an award-winning graphic memoir about gender identity.
- by Matt Dennien
Malaysia asks Interpol to help track down NY comedian who made MH370 joke
New York-based Jocelyn Chia has stirred controversy after posting on social media a clip where she joked about the plane that went missing nine years ago.
India threatened to shut down Twitter, co-founder Jack Dorsey says
Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey claims India said it would shut down the social network site unless it complied with orders to restrict certain accounts.
- by Kanishka Singh and Shilpa Jamkhandikar