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The story begins with a notable event from 2022, when former President Barack Obama delivered a major policy speech at Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center. During this address, he proposed sweeping measures for government oversight of social media platforms, including legislation known as the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act. Just six days later, the Department of Homeland Security under President Joe Biden announced the creation of a disinformation governance board—a move many critics likened to an Orwellian “Ministry of Truth,” aimed at controlling the flow of information online.