E-reading apps face new bans

E-reader apps are being dragged into the crossfire of the culture war, said David Ingram in NBCNews.com. In several states, parents have “pushed schools and libraries to shut down their digital programs” because they might allow kids to download books “supporting LGBTQ pride” and material from other “diverse voices.” Trisha Lucente, the president of a conservative group in Tennessee, said she supported a recent week-long ban of the Epic e-reader app in her school district because “kids should never have anything at their fingertips to prompt questions” about sexuality and religion. “More liberal jurisdictions are pushing back.” The New York Public Library system recently launched its own “nationwide programs to provide access to books that other places have censored.”