Bipartisan Bill Expands Internet Freedoms, Limits Social Media Censorship

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation intended to expand global internet freedom and cut down on social media and news censorship by governments in countries such as China and Russia. The Open Technology Fund Authorization Act would authorize the existing nonprofit Open Technology Fund (OTF) as an independent group under the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which also includes media groups such as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe.

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