Europe

Catherine Salgado | November 26, 2025

Multiple American tech companies are involved in the German public-private network crushing free speech, according to a new study.

Catherine Salgado | November 21, 2025

Google just lost a court case in Italy after censoring a religious blog—an act MRC  called out as one of the worst censorship cases this summer.

Catherine Salgado | November 20, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron is attacking free speech and calling for increased European government censorship policies on U.S. Big Tech companies.

Catherine Salgado | November 18, 2025

A Belgium-based lawyer who advocates for free speech is sounding the alarm on the long reach of the European Union’s censorship arm.

Catherine Salgado | November 14, 2025

Almost a dozen countries have signed on to an Orwellian declaration aimed at quashing free debate on climate.

Gabriela Pariseau | October 23, 2025

Global censorship has surged in recent years, but a brave few have steadfastly stood against tyrannical regimes attempting to tighten their grip in America and abroad.

Tom Olohan | October 17, 2025

This latest free speech victory could have huge implications for the future of European Union censorship in France. 

Catherine Salgado | October 15, 2025

Tech giant Google reportedly admitted during a European court case that it can manipulate its search engine results and is willing to do so, seemingly confirming what the Media Research Center has repeatedly exposed. 

Tom Olohan | October 1, 2025

YouTube is already signaling that any move away from censorship will be limited and far off. But even the hint that the enormous video program might back down was too much for this CBS guest. 

Tom Olohan | September 23, 2025

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) just announced a seismic censorship shift, revealing that tech giant Google has renounced government collaboration and rampant censorship, much of which was exposed and condemned by the Media Research Center.

Tom Olohan | September 12, 2025

The European Union (E.U.) is imposing its will on Google with a massive fine. And the European government has some disturbing demands for Google and the rest of Big Tech. 

Michael Morris | September 9, 2025

Free speech in Europe is under scrutiny as governments like the U.K., France, and Germany continue to arrest citizens for speech-related offenses. AI chatbots, including ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, excluded the U.S. from top-10 lists of nations…

Tom Olohan | September 4, 2025

Witnesses at a Wednesday House Judiciary Committee hearing, including Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, sounded the alarm about yet another anti-free speech threat to Americans already battling Big Tech censorship.

MRC Staff | September 4, 2025

British politician Nigel Farage warned Americans on Wednesday that they too could also face censorship and arrest for social media posts just by entering the UK. Just like Irish comic Graham Linehan who is facing charges for his “anti-trans”…

Luis Cornelio | August 29, 2025

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the West became “too comfortable with censorship” and explained the rationale behind his staunch defense of free speech during a series of remarks in Europe. 

Catherine Salgado | August 18, 2025

A European Union official from the Netherlands is demanding increased censorship from American social media companies.

Catherine Salgado | August 14, 2025

Elon Musk’s X accuses the European Union of impacting free speech worldwide through its aggressive censorship demands.

Catherine Salgado | August 7, 2025

Members of a bipartisan congressional delegation that visited Europe last week came back just as concerned as ever about the tightening crackdowns on free speech across the pond.

Tom Olohan, Gabriela Pariseau | August 7, 2025

Imagine stepping off a plane in London, Paris, or Rio de Janeiro, excited for a vacation or business trip, only for it to devolve into handcuffs, detention, confiscated electronics and a prison sentence.

Catherine Salgado | August 1, 2025

Social media platform X just lost another bid to protect free speech in a European country.