Trump administration bars former EU official and anti-disinformation and hate researchers from US

Thierry Breton, erstwhile EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, speaks astatine the lawsuit "Economic Transformation, Net-Zero Valley and Digitalization" successful May 2024.

On Tuesday, the Trump Administration followed done connected a menace of retaliation targeting foreigners who are progressive successful contented moderation. The State Department announced sanctions barring US access for erstwhile EU commissioner Thierry Breton, arsenic good arsenic 4 researchers, portion issuing an intentionally chilling menace to others, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio claiming, "The State Department stands acceptable and consenting to grow today's database if different overseas actors bash not reverse course."

One of the researchers the State Department says is banned and present deportable, is Imran Ahmed, who runs the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), an …

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