Overview

• California State Sen. Scott Wiener posted on Aug. 25 that Florida was banning the diary, referencing a Guardian article, and his office later said he was referring to local actions involving a graphic version.
• Gov. Ron DeSantis and aide Christina Pushaw countered that the title is not banned and appears on the Florida Department of Education’s recommended reading list, a point reinforced by an X community note citing curriculum.
• Lead Stories found no statewide ban and documented district-level removals limited to certain editions, including a graphic adaptation pulled in Indian River County and a version listed as banned in Escambia County.
• Reports said Hillsborough County removed more than 600 books after state pressure; the Guardian asserted Anne Frank’s diary was among them, but sourcing for that specific claim was not clearly provided.
• A federal judge in August ruled parts of Florida’s HB 1069 overbroad and unconstitutional, complicating efforts to remove books based on sexual content as the state signals it will appeal.