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Back to EpisodesMake it make sense: Why are we more interested in banning books than banning social media? - The Morning Break with Liz Webb
Episode 3088
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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In March, Index on Censorship reported on a school in Greater Manchester that had pulled 200 books from the school library shelves after the Head raised an issue with one book.
With huge parental pressure in the US to censor young people’s access to certain literature, particularly that relating to race, gender and sexuality, is the UK following suit in this worrying trend?
In a world where our young people carry access to a whole world of unrestricted material in their pockets, why has the war been waged on literature rather than smartphones and social media?