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WHO Adopts Resolution Calling for Evaluation of COVID-19 Response
May 20, 2020
In a Resolution adopted on May 18, the World Health Organization ("WHO") agreed (OP 9.10) to engage in a "process of impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation" of its coordination of the international health response to COVID-19.
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Trump Administration Threatens Permanent Freeze on WHO Funding
May 20, 2020
In a May 18 letter, President Donald Trump informed the World Health Organization ("WHO") that, absent major reforms within 30 days, the United States would permanently freeze WHO funding.
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Facebook Announces First 20 Picks for Global Oversight Board
May 08, 2020
In its attempt to quell complaints about noxious content and ideological bias on its platforms, Facebook has appointed the first 20 members of its oversight board, which, according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, will have final say over how to handle controversial content.
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Turley: Reject Call for Increased Internet Governance
May 06, 2020
Responding to the recent call of Jack Goldsmith and Andrew Woods for increased government oversight of the Internet, Jonathan Turley attacks the “dangerous liberal ideas for censorship in the United States.”
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House GOP Investigating Chinese Influence on US Campuses
May 06, 2020
The ranking members on seven U.S. House committees have sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to “seek a better understanding of the Department’s efforts to address unreported foreign direct investment into the U.S. higher education system."