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The idea of putting age ratings/warnings on books might seem common sense, but it's actually a means by which folks are trying to chip away at the freedoms and liberties we all cherish. Bills like this have been introduced in at least TX, OK and VA
https://www.courthousenews.com/proposed-texas-law-would-force-content-ratings-on-school-books/
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