Clean Reader app, which changes swear words and so-called offensive terms, removes all titles from online catalogue after writers protest
The Chocolat author Joanne Harris is claiming a “small victory for the world of dirt” after an app which blanked out the profanities in books, replacing them with so-called clean alternatives, removed all titles from its online catalogue following a week of angry protests from writers.
The Clean Reader app, launched by a couple in Idaho in the US, has announced that after significant feedback from authors, many of whom did not want their work being sold in connection with the app, it has “taken immediate action to remove all books from our catalogue”.
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