The Download: the US digital rights crackdown, and AI companionship

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This newsletter covers multiple tech stories: the Trump administration's ban on digital rights advocates including a German nonprofit director, the rise of AI companions among teenagers and their regulatory challenges, the introduction of ads to ChatGPT for US users, and various other tech developments including Iran's internet shutdown, prediction market concerns, and wildfire prevention technology. Additional topics include conspiracy theories, China's soft power growth, and romance scam operations in Myanmar.