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Government censorship of the media is the "preferred weapon of choice" of autocrats around the world.
Free speech rights are "often the first 'domino' to fall when countries autocratize."
And V-Dem says America is "rapidly autocratizing."
More here >>> www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/m...
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US downgraded in democracy index as press freedom concerns grow | CNN Business
“The speed with which American democracy is currently dismantled is unprecedented in modern history,” one of the world’s top democracy researchers says in a new report.
