State Department Establishes Global Internet Freedom Task Force

The U.S. State Department has created the Global Internet Freedom Task Force. The task force will evaluate the foreign policy implications of:

The use of technology to restrict access to political content and the impact of such censorship efforts on U.S. companies;

The use of technology to track and repress dissidents; and

Efforts to modify Internet governance structures in order to restrict the free flow of information.

The task force will reflect the State Department