A senior MIT Technology Review reporter traces how the 'censorship-industrial complex' narrative evolved from fringe right-wing internet discourse into mainstream US policy under the second Trump administration. The piece centers on the shutdown of R/FIMI, a State Department office that monitored foreign disinformation from Russia, Iran, and China, which was accused of being part of a supposed conspiracy to suppress conservative speech. The reporter argues this ideological shift has broad implications not just for US policy but for billions of internet users worldwide.
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