Part 15/16:
- Conditional NATO and International Funding: Tying NATO’s funding, including disinformation monitoring, to the commitment to free speech could curb authoritarian overreach and prevent the normalization of AI-driven censorship systems.
The Fight Continues
Despite the victories, experts warn that the battle is far from over. The “clockmaker” analogy—stopping one regulatory or technological program does not eliminate the risk—because the “clocks” they built continue ticking elsewhere, domestically and abroad.
The evolving front is now often “upstream,” with censorship advocates moving into international arenas and embedding AI-based controls in infrastructure, making the fight for free speech more complex and urgent.