Sen. Blackburn Amendment to Protect Free Speech Online Added to Defense Authorization
July 02, 2020
July 02, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
Senator Blackburn's Open Technology Fund (OTF) Authorization Act has been added to this year's National Defense Authorization Act as an amendment. It would authorize the OTF as an independent grantee of the US Agency for Global Media, increasing its capacity to advance internet freedom abroad.
"Leading censors like China and Russia are not only employing more sophisticated . . .
Senator Blackburn's Open Technology Fund (OTF) Authorization Act has been added to this year's National Defense Authorization Act as an amendment. It would authorize the OTF as an independent grantee of the US Agency for Global Media, increasing its capacity to advance internet freedom abroad.
"Leading censors like China and Russia are not only employing more sophisticated . . .