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Re:Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks... by tomcam on Thursday September 22, 2022 @07:53PM (#32946169)
> Florida is purging libraries of unpopular political opinions.

For example?

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Re:Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks... by favorited on Thursday September 22, 2022 @08:58PM (#32946657)
"Palm Beach County school district tells teachers to review classroom library books for references to racism, sexism and oppression"

https://www.wlrn.org/education/2022-06-09/palm-beach-county-...

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Re:Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks... by intimidated on Friday September 23, 2022 @01:45AM (#32948475)
Countless districts have a de-facto ban on fascist books—and all of their books about racial politics likely lean the same ideological direction.

I don't see how this is any different.

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Re:Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks... by tomcam on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:18PM (#32947231)
So “review” now means “purge“?
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Re:Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks... by shadowfacts on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:16PM (#32947605)
Oh, I wonder what could possibly happen based on the results of the initial review. Let's see:

> District staff sent out a list of questions teachers have to answer, like — does a book encourage students to believe that people are racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously? [...] If teachers answer “yes” or “unsure” to any of the questions in the district’s guidance, the book is to be removed from the classroom for further review.

Gee, would ya look at that

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Re:Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks... by tomcam on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:34PM (#32947708)
“Further review” means purge? Since when?
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Re:Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks... by honkdaddy on Friday September 23, 2022 @06:00AM (#32949892)
https://www.newsweek.com/kill-mockingbird-other-books-banned...

Sorry, that one's actually a school board in California, but the same idea applies here, right? The state is to blame?

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