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Brazil<\/strong>
\nA senior Brazilian lawmaker said that a vote on a law that would require global Internet companies, like Google and Facebook, to store the data of Brazilian citizens inside Brazil will be delayed<\/a> until next year due to disagreements about the bill\u2019s content.<\/p>\n

China<\/strong>
\nChinese telecom giant Huawei announced<\/a> that it will no longer be pursuing business opportunities in the US. US officials and lawmakers have regularly accused Huawei of being a proxy for Chinese military and intelligence agencies and have encouraged public and private efforts to inhibit<\/a> Huawei\u2019s influence in the US.<\/p>\n

Iran<\/strong>
\nThe Iranian Revolutionary Guard arrested<\/a> 16 cyber journalists and activists \u201caccused of working against the country’s national security, having ties with foreign \u2018enemy media\u2019 and designing anti-regime websites.\u201d The arrests followed on the heels of other recent government actions<\/a> that have infringed on Internet freedom, despite promises<\/a> by the administration of President Hassan Rouhani to peel back repressive government policies.<\/p>\n

USA<\/strong>
\nDocuments leaked by Edward Snowden revealed<\/a> that the US National Security Agency is collecting vast amounts of cellphone location data to track the whereabouts and movements of hundreds of millions of cellphones around the world. The wide scope<\/a> of the newly revealed programs has again raised concerns about privacy and is likely to provoke<\/a> further resentment among foreign citizens and governments who have already expressed displeasure with US spying.<\/p>\n

#imweekly is a regular round-up of news about Internet content controls and activity around the world. To subscribe via RSS,\u00a0<\/em>click here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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