China exports digital censorship

The World

China is becoming “more brazen in providing like-minded governments with technology and training that enable them to control their own citizens.” That’s according to a new report by the nonprofit Freedom House. In the organization’s new report, “Freedom on the Net 2018,” they found that internet freedoms are on the decline in many countries around the globe, including in the US. Host Marco Werman interviews Adrian Shahbaz with Freedom House.

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