Another blow for human rights and freedom of expression in China as Lady Tianyi, pen name of the popular erotica writer, is sentenced to ten years in jail for “producing and selling pornography.” Pornography is illegal under Chinese law, but…
Author: Patricia Mastricolo
LAST WEEK! Support CBLDF and Get $757 Worth of Digital Comics with Top Cow’s Sexy Sci-Fi Humble Bundle
This is the last week to add an impressive $757 worth of DRM-free digital comics from some of the best series in the Top Cow Universe, and help support charities providing wildfire relief; bringing music to the bedside of…
CBLDF & Kids’ Right to Read Project Fight for Beartown in NC
This week CBLDF, as a co-sponsor of Kids’ Right to Read Project, along with National Coalition Against Censorship and other groups dedicated to protecting the First Amendment rights of readers, wrote a letter imploring North Carolina Rockingham School District to…
New Humble Comics Bundle from Top Cow Benefits CBLDF & Musicians On Call!
Humble Comics Bundle: The Darkness: Sci-fi & Sex by Top Cow Top Cow has put together a huge Humble Comics Bundle designed to amaze and excite you. Featuring over $750 worth of digital comics from the Top Cow Universe,…
Vermont Students Stand Up for Their First Amendment Rights!
Burlington High School students had the opportunity to sit down recently with administration and discuss developing new guidelines to preempt censoring student journalists in the future. This meeting came after the school newspaper, BHS Register, was censored in September for breaking…
Censorship Lecture Today in Chicago Open to All, featuring CBLDF Speakers
Last month, CBLDF News Blog covered a Kickstarter project designed to bring the educational program series Censorship and Information Control During Information Revolutions to life, and the support was overwhelming. Now’s your chance to go see Comic Book Legal Defense…
Hey, Kiddo Author Talks About Tough Subjects
Bestselling author, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, wrote a piece recently for The Washington Post reflecting on the value of tough subjects in kids literature. CBLDF News Blog readers know that too often complex subject matters can lead to challenges and bans…
LAST WEEK! Support Free Expression and Children’s Literacy with IDW’s Huge 80s Humble Comics Bundle
My Little Pony, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, the list goes on and on. The best parts of growing up in the 80s have stuck around so that a whole new generation of kids and adults can share in the…
The Chilling Adventures of Self-Censorship
**Spoilers ahead for Season One, Episode Three of the Netflix show The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina that don’t affect the overall watching experience, but give away details from a single episode sub-plot** The hit new show The Chilling Adventures of…
Education On the Ballot: 2018 Midterms
Unless you’ve just woken up from a fairly long coma, you know that the midterm elections are Tuesday, November 6th. The midterm elections always experience a lower voter turnout than years when the presidency is up for grabs, but crucial…