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Satanic Panic
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- 1Book bans compared to satanic panic in schools●Unfortunately, a common tactic among people committed to moral panic is targeting sources of facts and information. That
Library advocacy group EveryLibrary argues that book bans in American school libraries follow the same playbook as past moral panics, from the satanic panic onward: pressure campaigns that target institutions providing facts and information to young people. The group links the current wave of challenges to books to a broader pattern of attempts to control what students can read, and is urging supporters to push back against restrictions in schools.