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Lees meerAlleges cybersecurity agency was ‘weaponized’ to suppress debunked theories Updated The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered a criminal investigation into alleged censorship conducted by the USA’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen…
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