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Date: Sat, Jul 19, 2025, 21:47
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The US Just Logged Off from Internet Freedom https://www.techpolicy.press/the-us-just-logged-off-from-internet-freedom/   The retreat of the US from the Internet freedom agenda is not just a geopolitical shift but a normative collapse.   For all its contradictions and inconsistencies, the American commitment to digital rights helped set the terms of a global debate, giving cover and resources to those resisting repression. It linked the governance of cyberspace to the broader project of liberal democracy.   That project is now in crisis.   Unless another coalition emerges to carry the torch—perhaps among EU member states, global South democracies, or transnational civil society—the world may soon be governed by a different digital logic: one that prioritizes order over openness, security over freedom, and state power over individual rights. If that happens, the Internet as we know it—the Internet as a space of shared, decentralized, democratic possibility—may become a historical anomaly.   The stakes are clear. What remains uncertain is who, if anyone, will step forward to defend what’s left. Link name: www.techpolicy.press Link: https://www.techpolicy.press/the-us-just-logged-off-from-internet-freedom/

Internet Policy (Private) — Joly MacFie The US Just Logged Off from Internet Freedom https://www.techpolicy.press/the-us-just-logged-off-from-internet-freedom/   The retreat of the US from the Internet freedom agenda is not just a geopolitical shift but a normative collapse.   For all its contradictions and inconsistencies, the American commitment to digital rights helped set the terms of a global debate, giving cover and resources to those resisting repression. It linked the governance of cyberspace to the broader project of liberal democracy.   That project is now in crisis.   Unless another coalition emerges to carry the torch—perhaps among EU member states, global South democracies, or transnational civil society—the world may soon be governed by a different digital logic: one that prioritizes order over openness, security over freedom, and state power over individual rights. If that happens, the Internet as we know it—the Internet as a space of shared, decentralized, democratic possibility—may become a historical anomaly.   The stakes are clear. What remains uncertain is who, if anyone, will step forward to defend what’s left. www.techpolicy.press   https://www.techpolicy.press/the-us-just-logged-off-from-internet-freedom/ View/Comment   or reply to this email         You're receiving Internet Policy emails. To change or turn off Lightning Community Portal email, log in as apis...@gmail.com. © 2025 Internet Society