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# As list of banned books in schools grows, ‘soft’ censorship is spreading
- URL: https://werd.io/as-list-of-banned-books-in-schools-grows-soft-censorship/
- Published: 2022-08-22T20:47:49.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-22T20:47:49.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“Free speech advocates say these practices are as troubling as bans — particularly when the books singled out overwhelmingly have themes related to race, gender and sexuality and are written by authors who are women, LGBTQ+ and/or people of color.” [#Culture](https://werd.io/tag/Culture)

\[[Link](https://19thnews.org/2022/08/book-bans-limitations-school-districts-soft-censorship/)\]