Is America censoring free speech? More and more books are being banned from US schools, claims a worried author.
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USA is banning books says secret insider
Is America censoring free speech? More and more books are being banned from US schools, claims a worried author.
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What's happening?
"I think I am on the wrong side of history with this one... I am in the wrong." These are the words of an author in the USA. She works for a company that produces books for American schools.
She says that the company is under a lot of pressure from US statesThe USA is made up of 50 different regions, or states. to only talk about certain things and ideas in the books they make.
The author does not want to say her name, because she is worried about losing her job. She thinks she is taking part in censorshipPreventing or stopping speech, writing or communication that is considered harmful or "inconvenient". .
Since July 2021, there have been more than 4,000 book bans in the USA.1 Many of the banned books include LGBTQ+ people.
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In Florida, lawmakers are thinking about new rules that would allow parents to stop school libraries from stocking some books.
The people making the bans say they are protecting children from topics that are only suitable for adults. But others think they are trying to stop children from learning about important issues.
Yes: US states are banning books while others try to get people fired for saying the wrong thing. These are dark times for freedom of speech.
No! People can still write or say whatever they like; they just cannot do it in schools and they cannot say hateful things.
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Keywords
States - The USA is made up of 50 different regions, or states.
Censorship - Preventing or stopping speech, writing or communication that is considered harmful or "inconvenient".
LGBTQ+ - LGBTQ+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or sometimes questioning), and others. The "plus" represents other sexual identities including pansexual and Two-Spirit.
USA is banning books says secret insider
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States - The USA is made up of 50 different regions, or states.
Censorship - Preventing or stopping speech, writing or communication that is considered harmful or "inconvenient".
LGBTQ+ - LGBTQ+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or sometimes questioning), and others. The "plus" represents other sexual identities including pansexual and Two-Spirit.