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"...censorship is rarely only about one book. It’s about who gets to speak, whose experiences are considered acceptable, what information people are permitted to encounter, and ultimately who gets to decide." Read more ⬇️
@freedomreadproject.bsky.socialWhat can Frederick Douglass, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and The Handmaid’s Tale teach us about censorship?
Our latest article explores how writers have long warned us about efforts to control information, restrict ideas, and silence voices.
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They Told Us What Censorship Looks Like. We Should Listen.
There is a reason dystopian novels so often begin with control over information.