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Global Censorship Sparks Backlash: Advocates Fight for Free Expression

10/15/2025

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Ira Wells, author of On Book Banning, argues censorship harms children by silencing ideas.
Washington state’s HB 2331 aims to prevent book bans targeting marginalized voices.
Moms for Liberty advocates restricting access to books, especially on race and LGBTQ+ topics.
Russia has intensified censorship of LGBTQ+ literature, with publishers facing legal pressure and employees detained.
Thailand saw censorship of an exhibition on authoritarianism by Chinese authorities, prompting guerrilla art responses.

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Ira Wells, author of On Book Banning, argues censorship harms children by silencing ideas.
Washington state’s HB 2331 aims to prevent book bans targeting marginalized voices.
Moms for Liberty advocates restricting access to books, especially on race and LGBTQ+ topics.
Russia has intensified censorship of LGBTQ+ literature, with publishers facing legal pressure and employees detained.
Thailand saw censorship of an exhibition on authoritarianism by Chinese authorities, prompting guerrilla art responses.