Banned books in your nation

[The Confederate States of America]

Books about abolition are banned.

[Fratanica]

There is not really a "banned book" per se that is legally regulated by any school or government body, however, local obscenity laws and government bodies have been used as a means of indirectly decreasing the production and distribution of certain books, such as the infamous 1985 sex novel Lust of Antonia. The sex novel depicted sadistic erotic roleplay, vividly detailing the sex life of a woman named Antonia Ardisson falling in love with a sexual deviant well-respected physician. The Ibesa provincial government's Ministry of Culture and Media issued a cease and desist letter to the publishing company of the novel, Rolland Literature GLL (group w/ limited liability), claiming the novel to be in violation of several provincial obscenity laws. The publisher agreed to cease distribution in Ibesa province, but this agreement was later retracted. Ultimately, the book is still published by these companies to this day.

Movements to ban certain books are undertaken every year, due to the participatory and active nature of Fratanica's political culture. Public sentiments of fear and disgust, particularly against extremely explicit content, spur these activities. Groups lobby school boards, publishers, and library institutions to prevent the distribution of or remove certain books which may depict extreme violence or sexual activity. Some do comply with or negotiate with public demand, removing books from their curriculum or their shelves. However, there has never been an outright federal book ban instituted since the inception of the Federal Republic.

On the contrary, there are activist groups and non-profit organizations dedicated to the preservation of literature freedom and to the opposition of book bans. Most are local and operate on the basis of a guaranteed "freedom of speech". However, there are also nationwide organizations dedicated to protecting media freedom.

[Philosocom]

As a company that attempts to be for all ages, here at Philosocom we forbid the publishing of pornography, racist and/or sexist content. Spam is an additional "no".

[Porde]

Mein Kampf (obvious, 1948-present)
Atheist/agnostic books (insulting religions, 1961-present)
Pro- and ultra-LGBT books (illegal policy, 1993-present)
Child or woman rights violation (1909-present)
Anti-government books (always)

[Philippinae]

Here are the list of banned publications in Philippinae:

1. All publications made by the Chinese Communist Party, its members and affiliates.
2. Chinese government (including affiliated individuals and institutions) publications.
3. Unapproved adaptations or translations of chinese literary works.
4. Any publications that portray the chinese government in a good light.
5. Anti-Philippinaean publications.
6. Publications glorifying Philippinae's predecessor state (real-life Philippines).
7. Publications that promote ethnic disharmony.
8. Publications that give instructions on how to make bombs and other weaponizable lethal devices.
9. Publications that facilitate evasion of justice.
10. Publications containing information deemed classified by the Philippinaean government.
11. Any publications promoting pseudoscience (flat-earth, anti-vax etc...).
12. Any publications promoting consumption of alcohol, tobacco and hard drugs.
13. Any publications promoting sexual deviancy (child pornography, pedophilia, etc...).
14. Any publications promoting teenage pregnancy.
15. Any publications promoting LGBT.

**There are a lot of banned books that we cannot list down individual banned titles.

[Wrengoh]

The only Books banned are those related to Pseudoscience (incl Eugenics, Flat Earth etc) and The Ruuirorgke Kinsman Theory (OOC: this universe's version/comes-close-to, etc of National Socialism). We have previously tried to ban books relating to Theosophy, Alternative Medicine and Philosophy of Language but repeat offenders usually end up with them anyhow, so we just fine them now and books are confiscated most of the time.

[National Ragamuffin Army and Allies]

No books are banned in Ragamuffin-controlled areas: the barely functional government is too busy trying to fight off invaders. The Ragamuffins are known for destroying copies of certain books, especially those authored by prominent anarchist and Marxist thinkers. Those who are found to distribute copies of those books are usually beaten or arrested. Thus, while those books are not officially banned, their ownership is de facto illegal.

[Olwe]

Only the Mein Kampf is banned in Olwe. Nazis are forbidden here, and are cooked like their Holocaust victims when we find them.

[Canvalland]

Although the Government does not usually impose ban on published materials, there's still some materials being banned.

The most popular cases:

The Communist Manifesto was banned by the Anti-Communism Act of 1923, and the Canvish Communist Party was suppressed. In 1937 the Anti-Communism Act was challenged by the Socialist Labour Party and the SDP, which leads to the famous “Socialists and Sympathizers v. Republic" Case in 1938. The Constitution Court decided on January 11th, 1939 by a vote of 13:2 that the Anti-Communism Act was unconstitutional, therefore abolished.

Patriot's Declaration was banned in 1929 for inciting insurgency against the Republic, the Fascist Party of Canvalland was also banned for their insurgent on November 16th 1929 against Republic in Saint Denis City. In 1940, the Fascists wants to overturn the ban, but the effort "Fascists and Sympathizers v. Republic" (1940) was disapproved by the Constitutional Court on April 19th, 1940 by a vote of 3:12. This ban on the work was lifted in 1978 while the Fascist Ban remains effective.

A Night in George Street was banned in 1962 for its sympathy with the New Stockholm LGBTQ right strike in 1959. Despite the ban, this book remains very popular. In 1969, the ban was lifted by the United Left Bloc government.

A typical day in Mr. Hayden's office was banned in 1998 but soon lifted. This sarcastic work was done by Leonard Hammarskjöld in 1995 which insults NPP Conservatives includes then-Prime Minister Alfred Hayden with a sarcastic manner. The banning was signed by then-PM Hayden himself but overturned by "Hammarskjöld v. Hayden" five weeks later.

Besides the formal banning, there are many unpopular works that are de-facto banned by the market and publishers.

[Royal Frankia]

All content is allowed, so long as it is well written and is not plagiarized. Access is restricted, with works that are essentially erotica or of no merit only allowed in the Marches/Metic Realms. Poetry is perhaps the only exception to this.

Religious texts are allowed, regardless of faith. It is not what the text says as how it is interpreted.

[Alkhilafa Rasullalah]

Every book by Marquis De Sade
(eroticisation of rape, torture etcetera)

The Lustful Turk
(Insult to Islam, racist attitudes and eroticisation of rape)

In addition, only ulama (Islamic scholars) or university students of relevant disciplines are permitted to read works which insult Islam and only history students or military cadets can read Mein Kampf
(We need some people reading it to combat the Nazi threat)

[Forhillia]

Dr Seuss (Was Marked As Racist By Government)

JK Rowling’s Books (She’s A Transphobe)

Mein Kampf (You Know Why)

The Indian Constitution (Forhillia Hates India)

The Bible (Christianity Got Banned)

[Pan-America and South Africa]

Basically every Book since creativity is against the idea of Equality and socialism due the fact every person thinks differently thoughts cant be the same so we abolished thinking so full equality can be achieved.

[HappyWorldForever]

Hahaha you guy's are still reading those things? The star people hooked us up with everything on the network including old books! But we don't really read the same way anymore, we download material and understand it. We don't ban anything entertainment related as far as I'm aware. Pretty soon I won't need my hands to share anything remotely, I will one day send you my thoughts and feelings I will not need to type anything at all. If a book was banned I could perhaps send you an emotional synopsis of it, or maybe even my memory of the book. I am sure that one day HappyWorldForever will utilize this technology against its people but not currently under the close watch of the Star people although it would have been expected to be utilized that way in the past.

[Sky Reavers]

Back in decades, before 1982, under the rule of Enthorean Junta, corporations and church following books were banned:

-Religious texts of all religions other that Edgarism (A rather harsh branch of christianity). Even Catholic or Orthodox.
-Anarchist cookbook and scuh.
-Anything considered obscene or inappropriate.
-Books of Pre-regime writers.
-Leftist literature. Libertarian too. Anything, that wasn't in line with policies.
-Basically, anything, that wasn't approved by the state.

But after the successful revolution, when Edgar was deposed and killed, we took that constitution and read it. It was full of fancy latin words, but it was all about opression and tyranny. So we made lots of joints from it's pages. And... some pages were used for other purposes by some dude, who munched something bad. Afterwards, we banded together and wrote a new constitution for an enturely new country!

Currently, no books are banned on our turf! Anything goes, dudes! Read and study them all ya' want!

[Andres McGee]

Very interesting, this is a clear example of how important books and meanings are for ideology! By the way, If I Stay is one of my favorite books, where can it get banned?

[Melonstan]

No books are banned

[Estado de Tropico]

There are no blanket bans of books in the nation, however, Public Schools up to Twelfth Grade are forbidden from having the following in their libraries.


Books that are explicitly pornographic in nature (Fifty Shades, Kama Sutra, several recent American Publications from the Kinseyan and Post-Kinseyan approach to sexual education, etc.)

Books that espouse a racial sense of superiority or inferiority without being of value in teaching historical cases of racism (this bans most racial material, but leaves certain texts, like Mein Kampf, intact to be presented for their historical value and critique/educational opposition of Nazism and Racism.

Books that act as manuals for the manufacture of destructive devices (Anarchist cookbook).

Books that simultaneously advocate for and present clear tactics for the socialist overthrow of civilization (ie the works of Antonio Gramsci and similar works)

[Diaboland]

Banning books can actually get you the death penalty in Diaboland.

[Seppen]

This is our National Regulation on Censorship and Freedom in Arts
Act no. 2325/2021 National Regulation on Censorship and Freedom in Arts
All forms of artistic expression (painting, sculpture, music, literature, poetry, theater, cinema, comics, videogames, photography, animation,) and in general all works, whether Seppenin or foreign, portraying fictional depictions SHALL NOT be subject to censorship, regardless of the distributing media, and regardless of the illegality or "immorality" of the depicted situations.
Appendix:
1] This also applies to fictionalized depictions of real events (Example: biopics or historical novels);
2] This also applies to documentaries depicting real felonies AS LONG AS they resctrict themselves to only showing them without being directly involved in such felonies;
3]This DOES NOT apply to reality shows UNLESS the participants are expressly actors/performers.

[Grande Germania]

All books that praise subversive activities against the government (example: 1984) are prohibited and possessing them is punishable by death or forced labor for life.

[Free Ravensburg]

Mein kampf. That is the only one, however, not enforced

[Frajland]

Mein Kampf is an obvious no-no, but just about everything else is OK, unless it in-and-of-itself hosts illegal content.
(IE The Communist Manifesto or The Bell Curve are OK, but a book containing pictures of naked kids wouldn’t be, because that’s separately illegal.)

[Emeraldisia]

No books are banned, as Emeraldisia believes in freedom for all forms of publications, regardless of ideology, political stance, etc. However, such books that hold fanatical views, such as Fascism; are not sold as much due to this.

[Armeattla]

Any book which's uncritical consumption would lead to "undesirable extremisms (such as racism and white supremacy, homophobia, transphobia, sexisms, classisms etc.pp.)" are to be "Indexed".

Any indexed book is to be seized and unauthorized production and import to be halted. Seized books are to be archived, interned or professionally destroyed and recycled if not usable for the two former purposes. Museums and other educational institutions may request antiques or orginials for display. Archived books are also to be digitalized and reprinted under state supervision if there is a shortage of interned books for replacement of archived examples.
Any archived book can be borrowed or accessed digitally for academic purposes.

Indexed books include:

• Mein Kampf. Hitler, Adolf.
• "Zweites Buch". Hitler, Adolf
• The Turner Diaries. Pierce, William L.
• Geschlecht und Charakter. Weiniger, Otto.
• Sind Weiber Menschen? [...]. Funke, Max.