United States Agency for Global Media

CEO Pack revives USAGM’s Office of Internet Freedom; agency funds internet firewall circumvention technologies

August 18, 2020

Today, CEO Michael Pack announced that he has revived the U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) Office of Internet Freedom (OIF). OIF was created in 2016, but its operations were shelved by previous agency leadership. Because a number of regimes restrict the exchange of information, while others ban it entirely, there is a critical need to support technologies that allow individuals to securely access and share information online. Read More