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A new US government site could help users worldwide access blocked content
- Yesterday Reuters reported the U.S. State Department is developing a website at freedom.gov to help people in Europe and other regions access content blocked by their governments under Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers.
- Responding to European rules like the DSA, the State Department said the portal aims to expand digital freedom worldwide rather than target Europe, citing frustration with the EU's Digital Services Act.
- Developers plan to route traffic through U.S.-based VPN servers so user activity will not be tracked, and the landing page shows a Paul Revere animation and the slogan 'Freedom is Coming'.
- Despite reports of postponement, the State Department said it denied any delay and has no Europe-specific circumvention programme despite some officials raising legal concerns.
- Some officials say the move could worsen U.S.-EU regulatory and diplomatic frictions as Elon Musk's X faces scrutiny and the European Commission fines X $140 million under the DSA.
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Freedom.gov is America’s latest insult to Europe
Are we behind the iron curtain now? Four decades ago, Radio Free Europe broadcast Western news from Vienna into the Warsaw Pact nations. Yesterday, the US Department of Homeland Security launched Freedom.gov, a website which promises to help Brits avoid the Online Safety Act’s content censorship powers — and other Europeans to overcome their own speech regulations. Right now, the site is still a blank, Paul Revere’s pony spinning its legs in a c…
The US State Department is to launch a site that allows users in Europe and other regions to view content that is banned in their home countries, including material classified as hate speech and terrorist propaganda, Reuters reports, citing sources.
With "freedom.gov", the Trump administration is allegedly planning a platform to circumvent European digital laws. That would be the next undisclosed attack on democracy and fundamental rights.
US to Launch Portal for Access to Content Restricted by Foreign Laws
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. The United States is set to unveil a new website aimed at allowing users in Europe and other regions to access online content restricted under local laws. Getting into it: The w…
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