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Internet Regulations Spark Debate Over Privacy and Free Speech The battle over who controls the internet--and how--has reached a critical inflection point. From Washington to Brussels, from Beijing to Pretoria, governments are racing to impose new rules on the digital public square. The stated goals are often laudable: protecting children, securing data, fighting misinformation. But as the regulatory net tightens, a fundamental question echoes across continents: At what point does protection become control, and safety become censorship? The United States: A Legislative Avalanche In Washington, the first months of 2026 have brought a wave of proposed internet regulations unmatched in recent history. In late January, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held hearings on 19 new digital media bills aimed at reshaping how Americans experience the online world . Among the most significant is a revised Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) , which would require covered platfor...

EXCLUSIVE: CBN to sell Polaris Bank for N40 billion to Auwal Gombe, IBB’s in-law, after rescuing it with N1.2 trillion CBN to offer Polaris Bank for N40 billion to Auwal Gombe, IBB's in-regulation, subsequent to saving it with N1.2 trillion Godwin Emefiele and other wheeler-vendors could just barely get something else for Nigerians by publicizing the bank as opposed to a mysterious deal that would help just those leading the private cabin talks. AUGUST 3, 2022 Godwin Emefiele, Polaris Bank and Auwal Abdullahi The Central Bank of Nigeria is continuing furtively however solidly to sell Polaris Bank Ltd to a dark finance manager for generally N40 billion, as per numerous sources acquainted with the continuous discussions. The exchange, on the off chance that it goes through, would add up to a pitiful three percent of up to N1.2 trillion citizens' assets filled the loaning house since its 2018 nationalization. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele has previously gotten an official endorseme...