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  2. List of books banned in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    In 1963 the book censorship system was reformed. All previous restrictions on books were lifted and the Indecent Publications Tribunal was created, the first organization in New Zealand whose primary purpose was book censorship. [1] Before this, there was no requirement for lists of banned books to be made public.

  3. List of books banned by governments - Wikipedia

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    Banned books are books or other printed works such as essays or plays which have been prohibited by law, or to which free access has been restricted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship , from political, legal, religious, moral, or commercial motives.

  4. Censorship in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The Obscene Publications Act 1857 was one of the earliest censorious acts in New Zealand. Aimed at "works written with the single purpose of corrupting the morals of youth and of nature calculated to shock the common feeling of decency in any well regulated mind", it laid out a process by which obscene works could be destroyed, but did not explicitly define what could be considered an obscene ...

  5. Classification Office (New Zealand) - Wikipedia

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    The Office classifies material based on whether it is likely to be "harmful" or "injurious to the public good."Specifically: "a publication is objectionable if it describes, depicts, expresses, or otherwise deals with matters such as sex, horror, crime, cruelty, or violence in such a manner that the availability of the publication is likely to be injurious to the public good."

  6. A record number of book challenges have put American public education in the crosshairs of a political agenda aimed at LGBTQ titles and racism. Which books are banned, challenged in WA? Here’s ...

  7. Category:Lists of prohibited books - Wikipedia

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    List of books banned in New Zealand; P. List of books banned in Pakistan This page was last edited on 9 August 2024, at 21:14 (UTC). Text ...

  8. Why parents tried to ban this children's book about a ... - AOL

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    Right in the midst of Banned Books Week, which concluded on Saturday, a children's novel about a Chinese-immigrant experience entered the center of controversy in a small New York school district. ...

  9. Internet censorship in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Internet censorship in New Zealand refers to the New Zealand Government's system for filtering website traffic to prevent Internet users from accessing certain selected sites and material. While there are many types of objectionable content under New Zealand law, the filter specifically targets content depicting the sexual abuse or exploitation ...