Europe

Renata Kiss | January 25, 2023

Europe has previously called on the U.S. to do a better job at tackling so-called “disinformation” online, even challenging new Twitter owner Elon Musk to “increase” the number of moderators in the content. Now, at least one EU commissioner is…

Autumn Johnson | November 21, 2022

Thierry Breton, the European Union’s internal market commissioner, said the bloc will require Elon Musk to add moderators in Europe to censor content. Bloomberg News reported Friday that Breton criticized Musk’s decision to lay off…

Gabriela Pariseau | September 28, 2022

YouTube suspiciously censored a 2019 speech by future Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni just days after she was elected and the clip went viral. Coincidence? Likely not.

Autumn Johnson | July 12, 2022

Communist China-tied social media giant TikTok is “pausing” its new privacy policy that was set to roll out in Europe.

Autumn Johnson | July 6, 2022

The European Commission passed two bills that will regulate online content like never before, including censoring speech.

 

Catherine Salgado | June 23, 2022

Pro-censorship leftists are eager never to let a good crisis go to waste. And European elites are no exception.

Catherine Salgado | March 24, 2022

To lobby, or not to lobby? That’s no longer a question for pro-censorship Twitter. A group of tech companies, including Twitter, are looking to push their policy objectives. Pro-censorship Twitter and Vimeo are among five companies forming the “…

Catherine Salgado | March 1, 2022

DirecTV dropped Russian propaganda outlet RT America on Tuesday as a belated response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. DirecTV absurdly refused to renew One America News Network earlier this year while RT’s programming was only suspended…

Catherine Salgado | February 7, 2022

Meta reportedly predicted that regulations covering online data could prevent the company from offering Facebook and Instagram in Europe.

Alexander Hall | February 3, 2021

Yet another major European power has joined the growing alliance of nations against censorship by American Big Tech companies. Hungary is joining Poland as one of the premier European powers taking on Big Tech. “After consulting with the…

Alexander Hall | February 25, 2019
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has proclaimed a new global initiative against hate speech. Guterres lamented that “hate” is moving into the mainstream and has “poisoned” debate on migration policy. He claimed this…