{"id":2028915,"date":"2023-09-12T07:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-throttles-account-exposing-the-obscene-books-libraries-give-kids\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T07:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:41:02","slug":"twitter-throttles-account-exposing-the-obscene-books-libraries-give-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-throttles-account-exposing-the-obscene-books-libraries-give-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter limits account exposing explicit books in libraries for children."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwitter-throttles-account-exposing-the-obscene-books-libraries-give-kids%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028915&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>X Censors American Accountability Foundation\u2063 for Exposing Controversial Library Content<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, \u2064X, formerly \u2062known as Twitter, \u2063made headlines for censoring posts from the \u200cAmerican Accountability Foundation \u200b(AAF). The AAF had been exposing the content promoted by\u2062 the American \u2064Library Association\u200d (ALA) and local libraries that was deemed inappropriate for children.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200bSubstack newsletter, the\u2063 AAF revealed \u2062that X had placed a &#8220;sensitive content&#8221; warning on all their social posts and shadowbanned their \u2062Twitter\u2063 account. \u2063This means that their content is hidden from search\u2062 results and only visible to users who have chosen to display \u2063sensitive material.<\/p>\n<p>The AAF&#8217;s expos\u00e9 on the ALA&#8217;s far-left activism, which did not\u200d contain explicit content, resulted in their entire account being blocked as\u2064 &#8220;sensitive content.&#8221; This censorship extends to \u200cinternet users who are \u200cnot signed in to X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under these rules, you&#8217;ll probably find \u2063more adult content at the kids&#8217; library than on Twitter,&#8221; said AAF spokesman Yitz Friedman.<\/p>\n<h3>Conservative Parents Face Similar Censorship<\/h3>\n<p>Parents across the country, from Georgia to Alaska, have faced similar\u2062 censorship when they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nations-biggest-teachers-union-coached-teachers-to-inject-gender-identity-into-curricula-report-says\/\" title=\"Report: Teachers Union Coached Inclusion of Gender Identity in Curricula\">read explicit passages<\/a> from books available in their\u2062 children&#8217;s schools. This censorship has sparked outrage and raised concerns about the ALA&#8217;s influence.<\/p>\n<h3>The \u200bALA&#8217;s Radical\u200d Agenda<\/h3>\n<p>In April\u200b last\u2062 year,\u200d the ALA elected a self-professed &#8220;Marxist lesbian&#8221; as its leader. Since then, the organization has faced criticism \u2064for recommending books with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-faces-slate-of-transgender-bills-targeting-parental-rights\/\" title=\"Gavin Newsom confronts transgender bills impacting parental rights.\">sexually\u2063 explicit material<\/a> and blaming any challenges\u2062 on anti-LGBT prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative \u2064state lawmakers have taken action by cutting \u2063ties between their library\u2064 commissions and the ALA. Missouri and Montana\u2063 were among the first states to disassociate\u200d from the organization, and Texas recently \u200dfollowed suit.<\/p>\n<h3>Conservative Groups Demand Action<\/h3>\n<p>In August, leaders of 13 conservative groups issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-democrat-state-senators-issue-statement-calling-for-cuomos-emergency-powers-to-be-stripped\/\" title=\"New York Democrat State Senators Issue Statement Calling For Cuomo\u2019s Emergency Powers To Be Stripped\">joint statement calling<\/a> for the \u200bremoval \u200dof government support and influence \u2063from the \u200bALA. They argue that the ALA&#8217;s \u200bpromotion of obscene materials targeted at children may violate\u2063 state and federal\u2062 laws.<\/p>\n<h3>An Alternative to\u2063 the ALA<\/h3>\n<p>In response to the ALA&#8217;s controversial actions, the World Library Association (WLA) emerged as \u2063an alternative. The WLA aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadway-unveils-new-diversity-document-we-will-never-assemble-an-all-white-creative-team-on-a-production-again\/\" title=\"Broadway Unveils New Diversity Document: We \u2018Will Never Assemble An All-White Creative Team On A Production Again\u2019\">create safe environments<\/a> for librarians, curate appropriate reading materials\u2062 for children, and maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-throttles-account-exposing-the-obscene-books-libraries-give-kids\/\" title=\"Twitter limits account exposing explicit books in libraries for children.\">politically neutral public space<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The WLA has also pledged resources to support parents\u2062 in legal \u2064battles concerning their children&#8217;s access to\u2063 explicit\u2064 content in school libraries.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan \u200cJustice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a \u200bconservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. Follow him \u2062on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up\u2064 for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X, previously Twitter, started censoring American Accountability Foundation (AAF) posts last week. AAF exposed inappropriate content promoted by the American Library Association (ALA) and local libraries to children. 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