President Joe Biden has wrapped up his two-day democracy summit. Biden and fellow leaders announced initiatives to stem the misuse of technology by authoritarian powers to stifle dissent, enhance election integrity, and bolster independent media.
But his first year in office has been a period that he says has been marked by a “backward slide” for democracy around the globe.
The United States, along with Australia, Denmark and Norway, on Friday announced the launch of a joint effort that aims to stem the misuse of technology by authoritarian powers to stifle dissent and seeks to help develop new tech innovations that support human rights. The White House also faced scrutiny for whom it invited to the summit. Only 5% of the population of the 111 countries represented live in countries where the right to free speech, right to protest and other core civic rights are fully respected, according to CIVICUS Monitor, a group that monitors civic freedoms.
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