School uses AI to remove 200 books, including Orwell's 1984 and Twilight (lbc.co.uk)

the librarian was put under investigation when she refused to ban the books.

> An investigation into the librarian was soon launched and the library closed as a "temporary safeguarding measure".

of course 1984 is one of the books being banned.

There is a reason why we need to safeguard the culture (old, recent & actual) for the future generations. This is a intergenerational responsibility that we need to tackle asap.

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I’ve heard that various religious texts have strong, sensitive sometimes violent themes. Yet nobody bans them. Wonder why.

UK doing UK things per usual.

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I wonder if Fahrenheit 451 was banned too? Or maybe it was kept as a how-to manual?

“Safeguarding”. How very, um, Orwellian.

The title drips with irony

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