US EditionUS bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The U.S. barred five Europeans, including former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, accusing them of coercing American tech firms to suppress viewpoints, citing threats to U.S. interests.
- The State Department announced that it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor American viewpoints.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not name them, only identifying them as 'radical' activists and 'weaponized' nongovernmental organizations.
- The five were later identified by Sarah Rogers, the under secretary of state for public diplomacy, as leaders of organizations addressing digital hate and a former EU commissioner.
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Trump State Department Bars EU-Linked Globalists from Entry for Pushing Anti-Free Speech Censorship
The US Department of State, under the direction of Marco Rubio, has taken a rare and decisive step against European political figures accused of acting against American interests, barring several prominent individuals who’ve sought to censor free and open dialogue on American platforms.
Washington targets Thierry Breton and other Europeans for their role in tech regulation
Paris condemns 'in the strongest possible terms' the American decision targeting the former European Commissioner, Thierry Breton. Washington has called European regulatory actions 'censorship' and is directly targeting major tech figures.
France denounces "with the utmost firmness" the American sanctions against five European nationals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton, who speaks of a "wind of maccarthysm" with reference to witch hunts against communist militants in the 1950s in the United States. These five personalities have worked to regulate technology in Europe and are now banned from staying in the United States. The US State Department accuses them of…
US bans ex-EU commissioner, others over social media rules
The US State Department on Tuesday said it would deny visas to former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and four others in protest of European regulation of social media. The measure comes amid increasing tensions between the US and the Europe, with President Donald Trump's adminstration accusing Brussels of cracking down on freedoms. Besides Breton, the US visa ban targets: Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon of the German NGO HateAid …
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