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Europe tells American Big Tech to censor GLOBALLY
With new, expansive censorship laws on the books, the EU can now effectively force American companies to take down posts globally, including in the United States.
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Europe tells American Big Tech to censor GLOBALLY
With new, expansive censorship laws on the books, the EU can now effectively force American companies to take down posts globally, including in the United States.
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Under recent European case law, a European country can order a takedown globally.
Read for yourself cases from Europe’s highest courts including the European Court of Justice:
Read for yourself cases from Europe’s highest courts including the European Court of Justice:
After major events—even if the event takes place outside the EU, such as the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks—the European Commission sends a letter to American tech companies with burdensome requests for information on how they plan to censor “disinformation.”
Sometimes, the European Commission will even reach out before the event happens.
In August 2024, European Commissioner Thierry Breton, at the time in charge of the EU’s censorship law, the Digital Services Act (DSA), sent a threatening letter to X before Elon Musk’s interview with President Trump.
In August 2024, European Commissioner Thierry Breton, at the time in charge of the EU’s censorship law, the Digital Services Act (DSA), sent a threatening letter to X before Elon Musk’s interview with President Trump.
https://x.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1824564435853197820
Breton warned X that the DSA gives the EU a massive “toolkit” to punish companies, including authorizing massive fines up to 6 percent of the company’s global revenue.
With the DSA on the books, the EU can weaponize it to pressure Big Tech to comply with their censorship demands, potentially even global takedowns.
If Europe or anyone else can demand online posts be taken down globally, free speech and the First Amendment are gone in America.
The House Judiciary Committee is standing up for American sovereignty.
Last month, we wrote to Breton’s replacement, European Commissioner Henna Virkkunen. politico.eu/article/jim-jo…
Last month, we wrote to Breton’s replacement, European Commissioner Henna Virkkunen. politico.eu/article/jim-jo…
The Censorship-Industrial Complex is now transnational.
@mtaibbi, @shellenberger, and @rupasubramanya are testifying today about the censorship threats from around the world and how they risk infringing on Americans’ liberties here in the U.S.
TUNE IN
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@mtaibbi, @shellenberger, and @rupasubramanya are testifying today about the censorship threats from around the world and how they risk infringing on Americans’ liberties here in the U.S.
TUNE IN
youtube.com/live/xNPo5Qog_…
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