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How a fight over anti-censorship funding became a symbol of Trump administration turmoil

PBS, 13 Feb 2021
The Open Technology Fund is a small, government-funded organization that fights for internet freedom around the globe -- the kinds restricted by governments in China and Iran and cut off last week by Myanmar's military. On Friday, OTF received funding that had been halted last year in a battle over that became a symbol of Trump administration turmoil. Nick Schifrin reports.

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