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Head of Library of Congress fired via email

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/08/trump-fires-head-of-the-library-of-congress-carla-hayden/83526572007/
18•anigbrowl•9mo ago

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anigbrowl•9mo ago
I'm trying to decide whether this is a valid decision in response to a slow expensive modernization project, or setting up conditions for a change in how the LoC treats copyrights, which could have huge implications for the AI industry.

EDIT: per the press secretary, their objection is to DEI and 'the inclusion of books in the library that were inappropriate for children.'

https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3loqynk6oje2k

As far as I'm aware, you have to be at least 16 to visit the LoC. I'm gonna hazard a guess that some in the executive branch are unclear on the concept of what the LoC does.