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US Building Online Portal to Bypass European Content Bans
The portal aims to bypass European bans on content, including hate speech and terrorist propaganda, supporting digital freedom without tracking users, State Department sources said.
- The U.S. State Department's planned portal at freedom.gov aims to give access to government-banned content, with the site showing the National Design Studio logo on Feb 18.
- The Trump administration has made defending free speech a foreign‑policy priority, denouncing the European Union's Digital Services Act and Britain's Online Safety Act as suppressing conservative voices online.
- The project team includes Edward Coristine and the National Design Studio, with Rogers overseeing efforts; its unveiling last week was delayed amid concerns raised by State Department lawyers.
- Former State Department official Kenneth Propp called freedom.gov 'a direct shot' at European rules, warning it could strain alliances; the EU delegation in Washington did not respond.
- Regulatory history shows enforcement tools that could be applied across borders, as Germany issued 482 removal orders in 2024 and X paid a 120 million-euro fine, while the U.S. previously funded commercial VPNs.
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