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Information vacuums are common in Táchira, a Venezuelan state on the border with Colombia. In 11 of its 29 municipalities, there are not enough media outlets providing local information, according to the Atlas of Silence by the Venezuelan Press and Society Institute.
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"America's Censored Classrooms 2023" documents more than 100 bills introduced across the country that aim to restrict discussion on LGBTQ- and race-related issues in educational settings. Many are modeled after Florida legislation.
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Florida is second in the nation in school book censorship. The director of a library in Palm Beach County is concerned that public libraries could start facing the same challenges.
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Florida International University (FIU) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have joined other public schools across the state in banning TikTok on campus. Once a tool to recruit students, state officials flagged the app over data privacy and national security concerns.
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Hundreds of Miami-Dade County high schoolers were able to see the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Anna in the Tropics" after district officials reversed a decision to bar students from the show.
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PEN America and two other free speech groups are calling for school officials in Florida to reinstate a high school production of Paula Vogel's Indecent, a play that is itself about censorship.
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The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it would pause the work of a board created to combat disinformation. The board — and its leader — faced an online campaign to discredit its work.
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A federal appeals court is slated to hear arguments in May about a Florida law that puts restrictions on social media companies.
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The 10-member McMinn County School Board voted unanimously earlier this month to remove the graphic novel about the Holocaust because of foul language and an image of a nude woman.
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U.S. District Judge Mark Walker compared the university's actions to those who capitulate in Hong Kong to the repressive policies of China's government.
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When visitors make their way to Italy's pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020, most will only see the head of Michelangelo's famous statue.
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A Florida-based publisher of a magazine written by inmates lost a federal appeal of a freedom of speech case against the Florida Department of…