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US bars 5 Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints

77 points by c420

by jackvalentine

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Looking for an explanation about how these people weren’t just engaging in freedom of speech?

by computergert

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Apparently the U.S. has reached a point where it will punish foreign officials for policy decisions in their own countries simply because those decisions clash with Silicon Valley’s preferences. Really sad to see the US sinking deeper and deeper every day.

by amarcheschi

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Not just random Europeans, but activists and nothing less than a former EU officer

by silexia

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Good! It is wonderful to see American government leaders actually protecting American values like free speech!

by r721

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Anti-anti-disinformation measures are very important for this US administration for some reason.

by isodev

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by netsharc

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Obligatory: "Are we the baddies?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY
Looking forward to the commenters arguing that this regime aren't the baddies...

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by adi_kurian

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Europeans spend all their time complaining rather than building the next Google. That's why they have no Googles and we aren't going to let them in anymore. Regulation is also bad. /s

by kanbara

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by xiphias2

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Another interesting news item that has nothing to do with hacking and a great target for being flagged for being controversial.

by ffsm8

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As a person living in an EU country I feel the urge to say: the legislation which made them a target is definitely problematic and should never have been passed. If you consider Trumps an extremist wrt censorship, you should be aware that the linked legislation in the article opens up significant more headway for legal censorship then whatever Trump did to date. And the reason why they've most likely gotten targeted is because they tried to deplatdorm him back in 2024 by quoting how he's "amplifying hate" (under this legislation).
Frankly, legislation like this makes me dream about a reality in which there is a real independent federal court going through all passed legislation to verify wherever it's in line with the fundamental rights of the country - and if a legislation fails the check, all who voted yes would then be marked, with repeated offenders being investigated and potentially charged with attempted treason.