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Death Of Internet Freedom? How The U.S. And China Are Converging On Digital Sovereignty

SINGAPORE — In the recent “sell or ban” controversy over ByteDance's social media platform TikTok, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X that “Communist China owning TikTok's algorithm is ...
Marketplace

Internet freedom takes a hit during global elections, report finds

Allie Funk, who leads the technology and democracy initiative at the nonprofit Freedom House, says many governments suppressed online speech and information while holding and/or preparing for ...
Yahoo

This country’s internet freedom is now as bad as China’s, report finds

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anti-coup protesters march during a demonstration against the Myanmar junta's internet restrictions in Yangon on May 12, 2021. (AP ...
Jurist

Global internet freedom declines for 14th consecutive year

A report from Freedom House released on Wednesday revealed that global internet freedom has declined for the 14th consecutive year. The report cites an increase in government censorship and election ...
The Washington Post

In a huge year for global elections, internet freedom took another hit

Happy Wednesday, or as we call it in our household, D.C.’s “Love Is Blind” episode release day. Send reality show gossip and news tips to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com. Today: In a huge year for global ...
Boston Herald

Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom

Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracies seek ...
Fast Company

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Does A Crackdown On Sex Trafficking Threaten The Future Of The Internet? A landmark piece of legislation may be amended to help curb sex trafficking, but tech companies argue that it threatens online ...