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US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Prohibit Digital Dollar Testing Due to Threat to American Liberties
US Congressman Alex Mooney has proposed a law called — the Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act (H.R. 3712). A total of 14 House Republicans have chosen to co-sponsor this bill along Mooney, who states in the proposal that CBDCs are “being used by authoritarian countries right now to crack down on dissent”.
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'Rashtrapati Bhavan Needs More Than A Rubber Stamp': Yashwant Sinha
The July 18 presidential election is much more than a personal contest and is a step towards resisting the authoritarian streak of the government, the Opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha said on Sunday.
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Elon Musk's Vision for Twitter Could Face Hurdles in Asia
For Elon Musk and Twitter, Asia is a huge growth opportunity, but also a challenge. Musk's censorship scrapping policy on Twitter will see a plethora of perplexing regulations, wielded by sometimes authoritarian governments, pushed to the limits by a horde of first-time internet users.
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US Says Will Join 55 Countries in Launching Initiative to Protect an Open, Safe Internet
Amid a rise in authoritarian governments such as Russia cracking down on access to digital information, the United States has said that it will join with more than 50 countries in launching an initiative to protect an open, safe Internet.
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55 Countries Are Trying To "Reclaim The Promise Of Internet". Here's Why
Amid a rise in authoritarian governments such as Russia cracking down on access to digital information, the United States on Thursday will join with more than 50 countries in launching an initiative to protect an open, safe internet.
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Don't Help Russia Invade Ukraine: US' Tough Warning To Belarus
The United States on Tuesday warned Belarus that its authoritarian government will also face reprisals if it assists ally Russia in invading neighboring Ukraine.
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Pegasus Scandal: Israeli Government Distances Itself From Blacklisted NSO Group
The Israeli government on Saturday distanced itself from the NSO Group, a firm blacklisted this week by the US over alleged misuse of its phone-hacking spyware.
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"Everybody Knows What's Going On": Rahul Gandhi On FIR Against Celebs
Anybody who says anything against Prime Minister Narendra Modi is thrown into jail, Rahul Gandhi said today, attacking the government over a sedition case against 50 celebrities who had written an open letter to the Prime Minister expressing concern about mob violence.
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"Authoritarianism", Says Historian Ramachandra Guha As Article 370 Ends
President Ram Nath Kovind did a Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, historian Ramachandra Guha said on Monday after the government revoked Article 370 through a presidential order.
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Landslide Win For Sheikh Hasina In Bangladesh, Opposition Seeks New Vote
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party won Sunday's controversial general election, local TV said.
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They Would Have Arrested Gandhi: Ramachandra Guha On Raids On Activists
Author and historian Ramachandra Guha on Tuesday lashed out at the government over the countrywide raids and arrest of activists, calling it a "brutal, authoritarian, oppressive, arbitrary. illegal act" by the Pune police. Speaking to NDTV after the arrest of five well-known activists and intellectuals, Mr Guha blamed it on the "corporate cronies o...
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EU Urges Turkey To Seek 'National Consensus' After Vote
The EU urged the Turkish government on Sunday to seek the broadest agreement after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a referendum granting him increased powers that the opposition says risk authoritarian rule.
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China's Plan To Organize Its Whole Society Around Big Data: A Rating For Everyone
Imagine a world where an authoritarian government monitors everything you do, amasses huge amounts of data on almost every interaction you make, and awards you a single score that measures how "trustworthy" you are.
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Uzbek Government Confirms President Islam Karimov's Death
Uzbek President Islam Karimov, authoritarian leader of his Central Asian state for more than 25 years, died today, the government and parliament said in a statement which hailed him as "truly great".
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FIFA Reformer Warns Gianni Infantino Showing Signs of 'Blatterism'
Mark Pieth, a Swiss criminal law professor who has led reform drives at world football's governing body, accused FIFA's new president Gianni Infantino of not respecting the need for checks on power
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US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Prohibit Digital Dollar Testing Due to Threat to American Liberties
US Congressman Alex Mooney has proposed a law called — the Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act (H.R. 3712). A total of 14 House Republicans have chosen to co-sponsor this bill along Mooney, who states in the proposal that CBDCs are “being used by authoritarian countries right now to crack down on dissent”.
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'Rashtrapati Bhavan Needs More Than A Rubber Stamp': Yashwant Sinha
The July 18 presidential election is much more than a personal contest and is a step towards resisting the authoritarian streak of the government, the Opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha said on Sunday.
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Elon Musk's Vision for Twitter Could Face Hurdles in Asia
For Elon Musk and Twitter, Asia is a huge growth opportunity, but also a challenge. Musk's censorship scrapping policy on Twitter will see a plethora of perplexing regulations, wielded by sometimes authoritarian governments, pushed to the limits by a horde of first-time internet users.
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US Says Will Join 55 Countries in Launching Initiative to Protect an Open, Safe Internet
Amid a rise in authoritarian governments such as Russia cracking down on access to digital information, the United States has said that it will join with more than 50 countries in launching an initiative to protect an open, safe Internet.
-
55 Countries Are Trying To "Reclaim The Promise Of Internet". Here's Why
Amid a rise in authoritarian governments such as Russia cracking down on access to digital information, the United States on Thursday will join with more than 50 countries in launching an initiative to protect an open, safe internet.
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Don't Help Russia Invade Ukraine: US' Tough Warning To Belarus
The United States on Tuesday warned Belarus that its authoritarian government will also face reprisals if it assists ally Russia in invading neighboring Ukraine.
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Pegasus Scandal: Israeli Government Distances Itself From Blacklisted NSO Group
The Israeli government on Saturday distanced itself from the NSO Group, a firm blacklisted this week by the US over alleged misuse of its phone-hacking spyware.
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"Everybody Knows What's Going On": Rahul Gandhi On FIR Against Celebs
Anybody who says anything against Prime Minister Narendra Modi is thrown into jail, Rahul Gandhi said today, attacking the government over a sedition case against 50 celebrities who had written an open letter to the Prime Minister expressing concern about mob violence.
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"Authoritarianism", Says Historian Ramachandra Guha As Article 370 Ends
President Ram Nath Kovind did a Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, historian Ramachandra Guha said on Monday after the government revoked Article 370 through a presidential order.
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Landslide Win For Sheikh Hasina In Bangladesh, Opposition Seeks New Vote
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party won Sunday's controversial general election, local TV said.
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They Would Have Arrested Gandhi: Ramachandra Guha On Raids On Activists
Author and historian Ramachandra Guha on Tuesday lashed out at the government over the countrywide raids and arrest of activists, calling it a "brutal, authoritarian, oppressive, arbitrary. illegal act" by the Pune police. Speaking to NDTV after the arrest of five well-known activists and intellectuals, Mr Guha blamed it on the "corporate cronies o...
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EU Urges Turkey To Seek 'National Consensus' After Vote
The EU urged the Turkish government on Sunday to seek the broadest agreement after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a referendum granting him increased powers that the opposition says risk authoritarian rule.
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China's Plan To Organize Its Whole Society Around Big Data: A Rating For Everyone
Imagine a world where an authoritarian government monitors everything you do, amasses huge amounts of data on almost every interaction you make, and awards you a single score that measures how "trustworthy" you are.
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Uzbek Government Confirms President Islam Karimov's Death
Uzbek President Islam Karimov, authoritarian leader of his Central Asian state for more than 25 years, died today, the government and parliament said in a statement which hailed him as "truly great".
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FIFA Reformer Warns Gianni Infantino Showing Signs of 'Blatterism'
Mark Pieth, a Swiss criminal law professor who has led reform drives at world football's governing body, accused FIFA's new president Gianni Infantino of not respecting the need for checks on power
