--- title: How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the... description: A senior MIT Technology Review reporter traces how the 'censorship-industrial complex' narrative evolved from fringe right-wing internet discourse into... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-the-censorship-industrial-complex-is-changing-the-internet-and-us-policy-6gt85bd5r twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy | daily.dev og:description: A senior MIT Technology Review reporter traces how the 'censorship-industrial complex' narrative evolved from fringe right-wing internet discourse into... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-the-censorship-industrial-complex-is-changing-the-internet-and-us-policy-6gt85bd5r og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6GT85bd5r.png og:image:alt: How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary 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. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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