[DiscourseFan]

Lolita was published in the US, which has protected freedom of expression; Australia does not.

[bloak]

> Lolita was published in the US

According to Wikipedia it was first published in France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita#Publication_and_recepti...

[DiscourseFan]

That’s a fascinating publication history but does in the end demonstrate my original point: once the french government got word of it they banned the book, whereas in the US, once it got a publisher, it basically proliferated unchecked, probably on account of the strong norms around freedom of speech.

[Insanity]

Books banned in US schools: https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2025/

Books banned generally: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_banning_in_the_United_Sta...

[DiscourseFan]

That’s local school boards—other schools and libraries have entire “banned books” sections because of that. Nobody is getting arrested for it.