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		Nemo_bis 44 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Belgium bans Internet Archive's ‘Open Library’ Already happening. The UK is confiscating books for not being aligned with the government's foreign policy. https://www.monbiot.com/2025/08/01/legal-limbo/

yorwba 44 days ago [–]

It sounds like the books were collected as evidence during a search. All kinds of things can serve as evidence, even if they're not themselves illegal.

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