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Banned in Australia from 1927 to 1936 and from 1938 to 1973. [5] 1938 1973 The 120 Days of Sodom (1789) Marquis de Sade: 1789 1957 *Unknown* Novel Banned by the Australian Government in 1957 for obscenity. [6] Droll Stories: Honoré de Balzac: 1837 1901, 1928 1923, 1973 Short stories Banned for obscenity from 1901 to 1923 and 1928 to c.1973. [7 ...
The following is a list of notable people who are or were barred from entering the United States.The Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) handles deportation in the United States, often in conjunction with advice from the U.S. Department of State. [1]
Since 2001, the American Library Association has posted the top ten most frequently challenged books per year on their website. [4] Using the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century, ALA has also noted banned and challenged classics.
The Banned Book Club, an online resource allows readers to check out books banned by local libraries [46] Queer Liberation Library , is an LGBT digital library that aims to provide resources representing LGBT communities that is accessible to those living in areas where physical access to LGBT books is limited [ 33 ]
The 49-minute Audubon Society-sponsored Canadian documentary about the remaining wolves in North America was banned in Florida by the Broward County Public Schools due to scenes of mating sequences as was reported by parents from two students who complained about the scenes. [75] Pink Flamingos: 1972 1972–1997
Banned Books Week is the product of a national alliance between organizations who strive to bring awareness to banned books. [123] Founded by first amendment and library activist Judy Krug and the Association of American Publishers in 1982, the event aims to bring banned books "to the attention of the American public".
In 2020 and 2023, the United States Government tried to ban social media app TikTok. The DATA Act would have banned the selling of non-public personal data to third party buyers. [75] The RESTRICT Act would allow the United States Secretary of State to review any attempt of a tech company to "sabotage" the United States.
The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. [1] The alcohol industry was curtailed by a succession of state legislatures, and Prohibition was formally introduced nationwide under the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on January 16, 1919.