The INFORM Act is a 2025 bill that establishes a comprehensive U.S. strategy to increase Chinese citizens' access to independent information and counter the Chinese government's internet censorship system. The legislation directs the President to develop a detailed strategy within one year that includes expanding circumvention tools like VPNs, creating Mandarin Chinese-language news content, and improving coordination across federal agencies. The bill creates a new "Global News Service" to distribute uncensored, China-related news in Mandarin Chinese and English to journalists and media outlets worldwide, along with an interagency task force involving the State Department, Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, and the Open Technology Fund. It authorizes $25 million annually to the State Department and $50 million to the U.S. Agency for Global Media through 2029 to fund these efforts, including developing anti-censorship technology and supporting investigative journalism about China.
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