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Feb 26

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and ‘personal liberties’

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Jeff Bezos, who also owns Amazon, said on X that "viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others."…

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Jul 30

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Bill aimed at protecting children online sparks debate over censorship and privacy

By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Azhar Merchant

The U.S. Senate passed the Kids Online Safety Act on Tuesday. If the bill is approved in the House, it will mark the first time in 25 years that Congress has passed a law aimed to better protect children from…

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Jul 22

U.S.-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show in Russia

By Associated Press

Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir service, was convicted of “spreading false information” about the military, according to the website of the Supreme Court of Tatarstan.

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Apr 11

Library book ban attempts are at an all-time high. These librarians are fighting back

By Casey Kuhn

More than 4,000 library book bans were attempted in public and school libraries in 2023, according to the American Library Association. Six librarians share how they've responded in their communities.

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Jul 05

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Judge limits government’s contact with social media companies after GOP states sue

By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Matt Loffman

Questions about information and misinformation spread on social media made their way to the federal courts. Several Republican state attorneys general argued the Biden administration went too far to suppress conservative views online. Amna Nawaz discussed the judge's ruling with…

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Jun 25

Hundreds of authors, including Salman Rushdie, Cheryl Strayed endorse anti-censorship initiative

By Associated Press

Salman Rushdie, Cheryl Strayed, Carl Hiassen and Ibram X. Kendi are among hundreds of authors who have endorsed the announcement by the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers.

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Jun 02

U.S. sanctions Iranian technology firm for helping government censor internet

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Internet disruptions were instituted after homegrown anger over the September death of Masha Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman detained by the country's morality police, led to large-scale protests.

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May 24

Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem banned by Florida school

By Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

“The Hill We Climb” was challenged by the parent of two students at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes. It was not immediately clear why the parent objected to Gorman's poem.

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Mar 23

Book ban attempts reach record high in 2022, American Library Association report says

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

The report released Thursday says more than 1,200 challenges were recorded by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021.

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Feb 27

As LGBTQ book challenges rise, some Louisiana librarians are scared to go to work

By Roby Chavez

Librarians in Louisiana are being targeted and facing harassment from conservative activists who want to ban or limit access to LGBTQ books in public libraries.

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