US EditionA new US government site could help users worldwide access blocked content
- Yesterday Reuters reported the U.S. State Department is developing a website at freedom.gov to help people in Europe and other regions access content blocked by their governments under Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers.
- Responding to European rules like the DSA, the State Department said the portal aims to expand digital freedom worldwide rather than target Europe, citing frustration with the EU's Digital Services Act.
- Developers plan to route traffic through U.S.-based VPN servers so user activity will not be tracked, and the landing page shows a Paul Revere animation and the slogan 'Freedom is Coming'.
- Despite reports of postponement, the State Department said it denied any delay and has no Europe-specific circumvention programme despite some officials raising legal concerns.
- Some officials say the move could worsen U.S.-EU regulatory and diplomatic frictions as Elon Musk's X faces scrutiny and the European Commission fines X $140 million under the DSA.
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US website 'freedom.gov' will allow Europeans to view hate speech and other blocked content
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The US State Department is to launch a site that allows users in Europe and other regions to view content that is banned in their home countries, including material classified as hate speech and terrorist propaganda, Reuters reports, citing sources.
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