A State Department agency conservatives say blacklisted Americans and news outlets is set to be shut down after funding for the agency was cut from the bipartisan federal spending bill, reports Cyber Scoop.

“The Global Engagement Center will terminate by operation of law [by the end of the day] on December 23, 2024,” a State Department spokesperson told CyberScoop in an email. “The Department of State has consulted with Congress regarding next steps.”

The GEC, a small but controversial federal office focused on disinformation campaigns abroad, came under scrutiny by Republican lawmakers for funding a “censorship scheme.”

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