It seems like a minor, irony-soaked story. Erum Salam reports for the Guardian Erum Salam reports for the Guardian that the Indian River school district (in Florida, natch) has banned Alan Gratz's book Ban This Book. The book (summary here, if you've never read it) is the story of Amy Anne Olinger, a quiet 9-year-old who discovers that one of her favorite books (along with many others) has been pulled from the library because the PTA president thinks it will be harmful to children. So she creates a Banned Books Library in her locker. There are a variety of conflicts, culminating in a school board meeting at which Amy Anne and friends confront the school board and PTA president with arguments for removing every single one of the books in the library.
Here's another, seemingly minor story, about how information about abortion is being disappeared from social media. Like it or not, many of the youngs use these sites to get information. It seems not enough to ban reproductive rights, even mere information about abortion must needs also be banned.
Amnesty International frames it as a violation of human rights:
Here's another, seemingly minor story, about how information about abortion is being disappeared from social media. Like it or not, many of the youngs use these sites to get information. It seems not enough to ban reproductive rights, even mere information about abortion must needs also be banned.
Amnesty International frames it as a violation of human rights:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/06/united-states-social-media-companies-removal-of-abortion-related-content-may-hinder-access-to-accurate-health-information/