Macron and Tech Giants Launch ‘Paris Call’ to Fix Internet Ills (Cybercrime, Online Censorship, Hate Speech); China, Russia, and U.S. Don’t Sign Declaration

From Reuters
France and U.S. technology giants including Microsoft on Monday urged world governments and companies to sign up to a new initiative to regulate the internet and fight threats such as cyber attacks, online censorship and hate speech.
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In the document, which is supported by many European countries but, crucially, not China or Russia, the signatories urge governments to beef up protections against cyber meddling in elections and prevent the theft of trade secrets.
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