Foreign authorities had taken “censorship measures against US technology companies and against US citizens and people, although they have no authority,” said Rubios. The visa restrictions could then also affect those responsible in the European Union.
President Donald Trump’s US government repeatedly had sharp criticism of the EU because these US technology groups such as Apple, Google and the Facebook mother meta meta have imposed strict rules against hate speech on the Internet. The right -wing government of Trump sees this as a restriction of freedom of expression. Rubio explained that “certain family members” could also be affected by the visa restrictions.
Thanks to its right to freedom of expression, the United States is “a beacon of freedom all over the world”. It is “simply unacceptable” that US tech platforms “take over global content moderation guidelines or have to carry out censorship activities”. “We will not tolerate any interventions in American sovereignty, especially if such interventions undermine the exercise of our fundamental right to freedom of expression.”
US Vice President JD Vance denounced alleged restrictions on freedom of expression in Europe in February. The rulers there would limit, for example, with rules for large US tech companies or the political isolation of the AfD, the deputy Trump had said at the Munich Security Conference and thus triggered outrage among the allies.
