A Wisconsin bill requiring warning labels on explicit content in books is drawing concerns from literacy advocates.
The measure is described as an effort to increase transparency around explicit content.
Distributors would be required to display a clear warning label when material meets the state’s legal standard for explicit content.
Madison Reading Project founder Rowan Childs says proposals involving books often raise concerns about who determines what content is appropriate, adding they’re always “concerned when people are policing books or policing words.”
The bill passed the Assembly last month and still needs approval from the Senate and the governor before becoming law.
