US EditionUS visa policy targets foreign nationals who 'censor' Americans -State Dept.
- On Wednesday, the United States declared it would deny visas to overseas officials who suppress Americans' social media content within the country.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated he takes action in response to what he calls "flagrant censorship actions" overseas against U.S. tech firms and suggested sanctions targeting Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
- The visa restrictions follow Rubio's prior revocation of thousands of visas, mainly targeting foreign students protesting Israel's Gaza offensive, and come amid increased social media screenings and controversies over global content moderation demands.
- Rubio stated that it is intolerable for authorities from other countries to seek or threaten legal action against U.S. citizens or residents for content shared on American social media sites, underscoring that any infringement on U.S. sovereignty will not be accepted.
- This policy signals intensified U.S. efforts to protect free speech against foreign censorship, potentially affecting diplomatic relations amid ongoing global debates over social media regulation and free expression.
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In the dispute over the regulation of Internet giants, the US threatens with entry bans. Foreigners censored Americans would be subject to visa bans, announced Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He suggested that this could also affect employees of foreign governments who would oversee US tech companies. Rubio did not mention any concrete cases of censorship. However, US tech corporations and the US government have accused European states of censor…
Rubio announces visa restrictions for foreigners who exert censorship
The US government is taking action to protect free speech by introducing a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign officials who engage in censorship of protected expression, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday.
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The BlazeRubio wages war on foreign free-speech tyrants with visa ban
President Donald Trump's State Department is leveraging the nation's visa program to protect Americans from foreign speech censors, marking a monumental shift for free expression.Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the department would no longer grant visas for foreign nationals pushing to censor American speech.'America has the world's strongest free-speech protections, but for years other countries have undermined those pro…
US to deny visas to foreign officials censoring US social media platforms
The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has said that not only will the Secretary of State deny visas to officials of foreign states who've censored American social media platforms, but to their "immediate family members" as well! Public has more. Since taking office, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has taken a series of actions to push back against growing foreign government demands to censor American citizens and American technology companies…
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