A British school library banned around 200 books deemed inappropriate. Including books about totalitarianism, toxic masculinity and books aimed at queer teenagers.

This is a worrying move, and extra worrying is the use of AI to classify the books. It demonstrates the Bias as a Service that is inherently part of what AI is.

https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/school-book-banning-escalates-in-the-uk-as-greater-manchester-secondary-school-censors-scores-of-books/

School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship

A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women

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@Dany also, probable willful ableism, given that the librarian is openly autistic.