Sec. 101. Statement of policy
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It shall be the policy of the United States— to promote as a fundamental component of United States foreign policy the right of every individual to freedom of opinion and expression, including the right to hold opinions, and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, without interference; to use all appropriate instruments of United States influence, including diplomacy, trade policy, and export controls, to support, promote, and strengthen principles, practices, and values that promote the free flow of information without interference or discrimination, including through the Internet and other electronic media; and to deter any United States business from cooperating with officials of Internet-restricting countries in effecting the political censorship of online content.