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Closed Introduce mandatory trigger warnings on fiction books

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We would like the government to introduce mandatory trigger warnings on fiction books. This will include warnings for sexual assault, rape, and violence.

Trigger warnings can be a simple sticker on the cover or in the introduction of a novel, stating that there is sensitive material to come.

As someone who is recovering from PTSD, I can find it deeply distressing to immerse myself in a novel and find myself reading about rape scene with no warning.

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