How the "censorship-industrial complex" is changing the Internet and US policy
PolicyHow the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy Senior reporter Eileen Guo has been following an idea that moved from the fringes of the right-wing Internet to drive Trump policy. By Eileen Guoarchive pageAugust 11, 2026Matthieu Bourel I first heard the term “censorship-industrial complex” on April 15, 2025. That’s when I got the tip that a small office in the U.S.
- ▪PolicyHow the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy Senior reporter Eileen Guo has been following an idea that moved from the fringes of the right-wing Internet to drive Trump policy.
- ▪By Eileen Guoarchive pageAugust 11, 2026Matthieu Bourel I first heard the term “censorship-industrial complex” on April 15, 2025.
- ▪That’s when I got the tip that a small office in the U.S.
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| Original publisher | MIT Technology Review |
| Canonical URL | https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/11/1141635/how-the-censorship-industrial-complex-is-changing-the-internet-and-us-policy/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:40:32 +0000 |
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PolicyHow the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy Senior reporter Eileen Guo has been following an idea that moved from the fringes of the right-wing Internet to drive Trump policy. By Eileen Guoarchive pageAugust 11, 2026Matthieu Bourel I first heard the term “censorship-industrial complex” on April 15, 2025. That’s when I got the tip that a small office in the U.S. State Department, which focused on monitoring and countering foreign disinformation from the likes of Russia, Iran, and China, was facing imminent shutdown—the next day.
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