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How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy

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I first heard the term “censorship-industrial complex” on April 15, 2025.  That’s when I got the tip that a small office in the U.S. State Department, which focused on monitoring and countering foreign disinformation from the likes of Russia, Iran, and China, was facing imminent shutdown—the next day.  And the reason? R/FIMI, as the office […]

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How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy

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This article was produced in partnership with Type Investigations, with support from the Wayne Barrett Project. One morning in April 2025, employees of a small office in the US State Department got the email many of them had been dreading.  For months, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency had been cutting a wide swath through

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Jensen Huang’s China Chip Debate: What He Got Right

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Jensen Huang nearly lost his composure defending Nvidia’s China chip sales. Here’s what his argument gets right — and where the logic breaks down. The post Jensen Huang’s China Chip Debate: What He Got Right appeared first on 1redDrop.

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Google Broke Its Privacy Promise — Now ICE Has Your Data

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Google handed ICE a student journalist’s data without warning, breaking a decade-long promise. Here’s what happened and what it means for your privacy. The post Google Broke Its Privacy Promise — Now ICE Has Your Data appeared first on 1redDrop.

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Live Nation-Ticketmaster Found Guilty: An Illegal Monopoly

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A Manhattan jury ruled Live Nation-Ticketmaster an illegal monopoly. Here’s what the verdict means, what a breakup could look like, and why it matters. The post Live Nation-Ticketmaster Found Guilty: An Illegal Monopoly appeared first on 1redDrop.

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