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The Download: a censorship conspiracy theory and the first virus created by AI

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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.



How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy



For years, narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles. The theory claimed that, under the guise of combating disinformation, a sprawling constellation of government agencies, academics, civil society groups, and Big Tech pl

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