Topic: Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan has increasingly used the pretext of combating “disinformation” and “hate speech” to impose internet censorship and restrict free expression. This trend is exacerbated by external pressures from entities like the US and EU, which funnel resources toward regulating online content and promoting digital ID initiatives. Such measures threaten individual liberties and privacy, highlighting the urgent need to defend against state-sponsored censorship.
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US and EU Funnel Cash to Combat “Disinformation” and “Hate Speech”
Even with USAID sidelined, the money pipeline for narrative management never dried up.
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EU Contributes €4M to UNESCO’s Expanding Online Content Regulation and Digital ID Goals
The EU and UNESCO deepen their collaboration to regulate online content and shape digital governance policies.
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Kyrgyzstan uses the guise of “misinformation” to enact new internet censorship
A growing tactic used around the world.
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Human rights group shows how pandemic has caused a severe drop in internet freedoms
Freedom House, a US government-funded non-profit, recently published a report titled “The Pandemic’s Digital Shadow,” detailing how the COVID-19 pandemic…