Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States. It is unacceptable for foreign officials to issue or threaten arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or U.S. residents for social media posts on American platforms while physically present on U.S. soil. It is similarly unacceptable for foreign officials to demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activity that reaches beyond their authority and into the United States. We will not tolerate encroachments upon American sovereignty, especially when such encroachments undermine the exercise of our fundamental right to free speech.

  • Kissaki
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    20 days ago

    They look at North Korea, Russia, and then the EU, and see no difference between regulation/protection and censorship.

    Uncomfortable to read this on a .gov website.

    I guess just like it’s within the EU’s right to reject and criminalize some things, and some people may not travel to the EU anymore or face arrest, the Visa conditions are within the US’s discretion. The argumentation and policy are just so backward, in my eyes. Regulation does not oppose free speech. It’s enabling it.