The EUSSR Cannot Survive Without Censorship

The left-wing Irish government has vowed to push for the European Union to prohibit the use of anonymous social media accounts in what may set the ground for another battle over free speech with the Trump administration in the United States. Irish Gov’t to Push for European Union to Ban Anonymous Social Media Accounts

‘Radical Activist’ NGO Boss at Centre of Breitbart Censorship Scandal Denies Being a Censor

The head of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) attempted to claim that his organisation is not a censorship outfit as he faces potential deportation from the United States for involvement in silencing American voices online. Like others sanctioned by the U.S. government in this week’s announcement, Ahmed attempted to claim that the State Department’s bid to end censorship was, in fact, an act of censorship and rather than himself having been exposed as a mendacious hypocrite, it is actually his opponents who deserve the label. State Department Doubles Down on Deportation of Anti-Breitbart Deplatforming Campaign NGO Boss It comes in the wake of the U.S. State Department announcing sanctions against five British and European figures for their roles in silencing Americans and American companies. Among those to face a visa ban sanction was former European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton, who served as the EU’s censorship czar until last year and who spearheaded the bloc’s Digital Services Act. The draconian set of restrictions demand that large social media companies self-censor their platforms of so-called “hate speech” and “disinformation” or face the prospect of Brussels imposing a fine of up to six per cent of their global revenue. Earlier this month, the Digital Services Act was used to fine Elon Musk’s X €120 million ($140 million). Breton had previously threatened to use the DSA, which allows for the bloc to ban social media firms from operating on the continent, against Musk for conducting a live interview on X with then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump in the lead up to last year’s elections. The Frenchman warned that the interview could result in the “amplification of harmful content” that may “generate detrimental effects on civic discourse and public security”. Announcing the sanctions against Breton and others, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week: “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.”