Europe

Catherine Salgado |

A European Union (EU) Commission official has taken a page from the U.S. government’s anti-free speech playbook and demanded that multiple social media companies step up their censorship.

Tom Olohan |

X owner Elon Musk gave a warning to any X (formerly Twitter) employees who bow to outside pressure and censor free speech.

Autumn Johnson |

The European Union fined communist Chinese government-tied TikTok hundreds of millions of dollars for mishandling the personal information of minors on the app.

 

Catherine Salgado |

The European Union Parliament is planning new regulations for AI, but with the government's tendency toward censorship and excessive control, it’s unclear whether that’s good or bad news.

Autumn Johnson |

The European Commission’s Corporate Management Board has made the decision to ban the video-streaming app TikTok from corporate devices.

Renata Kiss |

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 |

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 moderators as…

Gabriela Pariseau |

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 |

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

Autumn Johnson |

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

 

Catherine Salgado |

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

Catherine Salgado |

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 |

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 after…

Catherine Salgado |

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

Alexander Hall |

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 heads of…

Alexander Hall |
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 is done via “false…