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

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After the 2008 recession, the growth of the consumer internet industry not only contributed to the recovery of the U.S. economy, but also provided a new opportunity for the “end of history.” Declan Sun/Unsplash

Washington once promoted an open, unrestricted internet, and criticized Beijing’s efforts to control its citizens’ access. But the recent “sell or ban” controversy over ByteDance’s social media platform TikTok shows that the United States may now be siding with China when it comes to digital sovereignty. Is internet freedom dead — and if so, who killed it?

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Nepal’s Free Speech Crackdown, Jailing Government Critics For Facebook Posts

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Kushal Karki checks a social media account with his wife, Sushmita Karki, and their children, Smarika and Sriyans, at their home in Kathmandu. Sunita Neupane/GPJ Nepal

Anti-corruption protesters find themselves on the wrong side of the law, charged with “character assassination of honorable people.

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