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*Removing references to certain authors (e.g., replacing Joseph Conrad with Jane Austen in Matilda)<ref>https://www.thetimes.com/article/sensitivity-readers-are-twits-to-mess-with-the-magic-of-roald-dahl-zxk928mdz</ref> | *Removing references to certain authors (e.g., replacing Joseph Conrad with Jane Austen in Matilda)<ref>https://www.thetimes.com/article/sensitivity-readers-are-twits-to-mess-with-the-magic-of-roald-dahl-zxk928mdz</ref> | ||
* | *Gender-neutral language – "Cloud-Men" in ''James and the Giant Peach'' were renamed "Cloud-People". | ||
* | *Removal of references to physical appearance – The "fat little brown mouse" in ''The Witches'' became simply "little brown mouse". | ||
* | *Sanitization of language – ''The Witches'' originally stated: "You must be mad, woman!" This was rephrashed to "You must be out of your mind!" | ||
Clarissa Aykroyd, a children's publishing professional, described the automatic updates as feeling "Orwellian," saying she assumed users would be given the option on whether to download the original version or the newly sanitized versions given how significant the changes were. The forced updates led her to become "weary of ebooks."<ref name="times1" /> | Clarissa Aykroyd, a children's publishing professional, described the automatic updates as feeling "Orwellian," saying she assumed users would be given the option on whether to download the original version or the newly sanitized versions given how significant the changes were. The forced updates led her to become "weary of ebooks."<ref name="times1" /> | ||