"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the five people targeted with visa bans "have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize and suppress American viewpoints they oppose." He did not initially name those facing the visa ban, but Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers later identified them in a post on social media. Rogers described Breton as the "mastermind" of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), which imposes content moderation and other standards on major social media platforms operating in Europe."
"Breton decried the ban as a "witch hunt." "To our American friends: Censorship isn't where you think it is," he wrote in a post on X. The GDI called the US action "immoral, unlawful, and un-American" and "an authoritarian attack on free speech and an egregious act of government censorship.""
The US State Department announced visa denials for former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other individuals connected to European efforts on social media regulation. The targeted individuals include representatives of HateAid, the Center for Countering Digital Hate, and the Global Disinformation Index. The US stated the targets "have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize and suppress American viewpoints they oppose." The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) was characterized as imposing content moderation and standards on major platforms, and HateAid was described as a trusted flagger. The move drew sharp criticism from Breton and GDI, calling it a witch hunt and an attack on free speech.
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