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DARE: Facebook Fined in U.K. Over Cambridge Analytica Leak
Britain levies maximum fine against Facebook for letting Cambridge Analytica, firm set up by Trump campaign supporters, to harvest millions of people’s personal data without their consent in order… More
DARE: Why Facebook users’ data obtained by Cambridge Analytica has probably spun far out of reach
Revelations continue about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and the massive passing around of user data. Read PEN America’s assessment of the free expression issues raised and the criticality of transparency… More
Inmates Face Arbitrary Restrictions on Books
NYC Books Through Bars (and prisoner literacy advocates such as PEN America) rallied support by issuing warnings about the DOCCS directive. The letter stated that, under the now-suspended directive,… More
The PEN Ten: Banned Books Edition with Alex Gino
Writers both expose what is happening in society and give escape from it. We share reality and explore alternatives. More
The PEN Ten: Banned Books Edition with Juno Dawson
I see myself as a storyteller. I think it’s a universal language we all speak, and stories have the power to unite us as a race. More
The PEN Ten: Banned Books Edition with Meg Medina
It’s our job to name the human experience so that we don’t forget the ugly and the truly beautiful. It’s our job to write the stories that invite a… More
The PEN Ten: Banned Books Edition with Coe Booth
I think our responsibility is to tell the truth. We’re writing for discriminating readers who don’t want to read stories that water down their experiences or belittle the intensity… More
The PEN Ten: Banned Books Edition with Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Discretion is acceptable. Sensitivity is important. But censorship has no place in our public life. More
China: Order to Restrict Children’s Books a Troubling Step Toward Ideological Conformity
NEW YORK - The Chinese government’s reported introduction of new measures to restrict children’s access to books written by foreign authors is the next step in China’s growing restrictions… More
Banned Books Week: Book Challenges May Deprive Students of Critical Life Lessons
Censorship in schools and libraries is more prevalent than you think, says new report NEW YORK—A persistent pattern of attempts to remove certain books from public schools and libraries, combined… More
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