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Book bans compared to satanic panic in schools

Original: 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.

Why now: Ongoing debates over school library book bans are keeping moral panic comparisons in public discussion.

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• Unfortunately, a common tactic among people committed to moral panic is targeting sources of facts and information. That includes school libraries... https:// action.everylibrary.org/from_s atanic_panic_to_today_s_book_bans_how_moral_panics_target_school_libraries # library #… · everylibrary · 7

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