Trump Admin Bans Anti-Free Speech EU Globalists From Entering US

Trump Admin Bans Anti-Free Speech EU Globalists From Entering US America finally draws a line in the sand against foreign meddlers... Modernity.news Steve Watson details below that the Trump administration has slapped visa bans on former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other ‘anti-disinformation’ activists, accusing them of coercing American social media companies to censor viewpoints they dislike. The move signals a zero-tolerance policy toward extraterritorial censorship, especially after the EU’s recent assaults on Elon Musk’s X. Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid it out clearly: “For far too long, ideologues in Europe have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose. The Trump Administration will no longer tolerate these egregious acts of extraterritorial censorship.” For far too long, ideologues in Europe have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose. The Trump Administration will no longer tolerate these egregious acts of extraterritorial censorship. - Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) Today, @StateDept will take steps to... December 23, 2025 Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Sarah B. Rogers stated “These sanctions are visa-related. We aren’t invoking severe Magnitsky-style financial measures, but our message is clear: if you spend your career fomenting censorship of American speech, you’re unwelcome on American soil.” Today, the United States issued SANCTIONS reinforcing the "red line" I invoked on - Under Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers (@UnderSecPD) @GBNEWS . Namely: extraterritorial censorship of Americans. Today's sanctions target the censorship-NGO ecosystem.? https://t.co/kaefDo11uh December 23, 2025 The list includes Thierry Breton, who notoriously threatened Elon Musk over hosting a 2024 interview with Donald Trump on X. Others barred are Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), who worked with Democrats like Amy Klobuchar to “kiII Musk’s Twitter”; Joan Donovan, founder of The Critical Internet Studies Institute; Kate Starbird, co-founder of the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public; and Jim Davey, co-founder of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. WE’VE SANCTIONED: Thierry Breton, a mastermind of the Digital Services Act. In August 2024, while serving as European Commissioner for Internal Markets and Digital Services, he published a letter using the DSA to threaten - Under Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers (@UnderSecPD) @elonmusk ahead of his livestream interview with President... December 23, 2025 WE'VE SANCTIONED: Clare Melford. She leads Global Disinformation Index (GDI), a UK-based organization that monitors websites for “hate speech” and “disinformation”. If you question Canadian blood libels about residential schools, you're engaging in “hate speech” according to... - Under Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers (@UnderSecPD) pic.twitter.com/5F3fU4hf4R December 23, 2025 WE’VE SANCTIONED: Josephine Ballon, co-leader of HateAid, who flags disfavored speech throughout Europe under the Digital Services Act. In addition to her running an official “trusted flagger” body under the DSA, she serves on Germany’s Advisory Council of the Digital Services... - Under Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers (@UnderSecPD) December 23, 2025 Our targets are foreign, but you'll notice that some collaborated with U.S. bureaucrats on...

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