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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der Standard DEBecause of alleged censorship of American online platforms, entry bans have been issued. Europe is also free and sovereign in the digital area, says ex-EU Commissioner Breton against
The Trump administration punishes five European personalities committed to strict regulation of technology, including a former European Commissioner.
This could in the future result in a refusal at the airport for former French EU Commissioner Thierry Breton if he wishes to travel to the United States.
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The Straits TimesUS targets former EU commissioner, activists with visa bans over alleged censorship
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Tuesday (Dec 23) imposed visa bans on a former European Union commissioner and anti-disinformation campaigners it says were involved in censoring US social media platforms, in the latest move in a campaign aimed at European rules that US officials say go beyond legitimate regu
Trump admin bars five European officials from entering US due to ‘extraterritorial censorship’ campaign
The State Department revealed Tuesday that it is barring five "egregious" European figures in the "global censorship-industrial complex" from entering the US.
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