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Socio-economic cost of internet shutdowns is rising

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INTERNATIONAL

US-based digital rights watchdog Access Now recorded more internet shutdown events in 2023 than ever before. US-based non-profit Internet Society Pulse suggests that this trend…

US states step up AI rule-making amid federal lag

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US

One of New York’s two bills will require parental consent for children to access algorithm-driven social media feeds; the other will ban AI-powered creation and use of replicas of…

Spending cap is likely to pass in key UK league

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UNITED KINGDOM

The vote would have replaced current financial sustainability provisions with a squad-costs-to-revenue ratio akin to the salary caps used in US professional sports. The…

Scandals will not force Ugandan president into reform

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UGANDA

This came after the UK government imposed sanctions on Among and two other ministers over allegations of corruption, which would reportedly affect properties Among allegedly owns…

US foreign digital diplomacy will see limited success

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US

The strategy lays out an ambitious agenda for promoting digital rights and an open internet, and underlines US fears that other countries, especially China, are gaining ground in…

Georgia will increasingly shift towards Eurasia

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GEORGIA

These measures were part of a long-awaited new sanctions policy stemming from a comprehensive review of bilateral ties with Tbilisi announced by Washington in May. The shift in…

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF moves to stifle dissent

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ZIMBABWE

Civil society has long been a thorn in the side of the ruling ZANU-PF party as a source of criticism and scrutiny. The PVO bill has potential to silence this criticism by…

Corruption to present ongoing challenges in Mexico

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MEXICO

The view that corruption has worsened in recent years is nevertheless widespread, and jadedness with past promises looks likely to undermine faith in the credibility of the latest…

Democrats see change in Texas as a long-term process

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UNITED STATES

Colin Allred, the Democratic Senate nominee, has raised more money than the previous challenger to Cruz did six years ago. Republicans' margin of victory in the presidential vote…

Chad's rapprochement with Russia may benefit Deby

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CHAD

The visit, which forms part of a broader rapprochement between Chad and Russia, has raised fears in Paris and other Western capitals that Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno may…