Library Freedom Project Calls on OverDrive, Hoopla to Deplatform Holocaust Denial Materials

UPDATED POST (April 20, 2022) VICE has published a report on what LFP and LF first discussed (see below) in February: “Ebook Services Are Bringing Unhinged Conspiracy Books into Public Libraries”

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From a Library Freedom Project Post on Medium:

Hoopla Digital and OverDrive are among the most popular streaming, audiobook, and ebook platforms, with subscriptions in thousands of public libraries. Without appropriate quality-control and source-vetting, these vendors are platforming propaganda, including Holocaust denial materials and other false rhetoric, and making them available to patrons as nonfiction ebooks. We demand full accountability for how these materials were selected for inclusion on the platforms and more transparency in the companies’ material selection processes going forward. These materials do not belong in a popular public library collection. We call upon our fellow library workers to join us in this demand in holding our vendors accountable.

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