Political views, not sex and violence, now drive literary censorship
Liberals and conservatives both oppose censorship of children's literature—unless the writing offends their own ideology, new Cornell research finds.
Liberals and conservatives both oppose censorship of children's literature—unless the writing offends their own ideology, new Cornell research finds.
Education
Oct 2, 2025
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When news broke last week that US political influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at an event at Utah Valley University, millions of people around the world were first alerted to it by social media before journalists had ...
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2025
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Movies often reflect the predominant societal and cultural values at the time they were shot. These values can be expressed in various elements of a film, including the interactions between characters, their communication ...
Consumers of content about serial killers watch and read it to experience intense emotions that are often lacking in everyday life and to understand the reasons that drive people to commit crimes. However, such content does ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2025
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Recent rioting, and unrest in the UK has led to calls for the Online Safety Act to be revisited. Mayor Sadiq Khan has called it "not fit for purpose" and Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas Symonds suggested that the government ...
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2024
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Three out of four teenagers have seen online pornography—often before they even became a teenager. That's according to a new report from Common Sense Media that examines the role pornography plays in the lives of today's ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2023
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France welcomed Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg on Friday with a threat of sweeping new regulation.
Internet
May 10, 2019
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We all think we know what pornography is, whether we oppose it, use it, or tolerate it. But are we all conjuring up the same images?
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2019
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For years, YouTube, the world's most popular video network, has been battling issues with "bad actors" wreaking havoc with the system.
Internet
Mar 4, 2019
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Violent news events present editors with a troubling journalistic decision: How much of the violence, if any, should the audience see as part of the story?
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2017
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