I know Florida, Texas, and other counties have tried and succeeded to ban books, I wonder how that is even legal since we have the first amendment. I tried doing research on this since Huntington Beach is banning books and people were petitioning against that at the main library.

I made a little post asking people to petition on the Orange County sub.

  • randon31415@lemmy.world
    51·
    5 months ago

    As long as they don’t come for internet access, kids can get around book bans with things like Libby.

    What’s that? Republicans are proposing an internet book ban bill call KOSA? Well good thing we have divided goverment. It will never pass.

    Wait? Biden is supporting it? Well, that doesn’t mean… wait, Elizabeth Warren is a cosposonser? Wtf?

    • AVincentInSpace@pawb.socialEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      I’m sorry, WHAT?

      EDIT: Just looked it up and, if the Wikipedia summary is to be believed, it seems to only place restrictions on social media algorithmic feeds. Is that incorrect?

      • randon31415@lemmy.world
        2·
        5 months ago

        Checked wikipedia myself this morning. Looks like they switched it from the state attorney generals deciding what is “harmful content” to the FTC. Previously, an Anti-LGBTQ state attorney general could label any progressive website as bad and ban it for minors. (and because no one know how to age verification, that just means everyone). Now that only happens if Republicans get control of the whitehouse and appoint a activist to head the FTC.