Secretary of State Marco Rubio introduced this week that international nationals who censor the free speech of People will now not be welcomed and even allowed within the nation.
Marco Rubio 2.0 is such an enormous enchancment over the Marco of the previous.
Numerous this has to do with the tendency of European international locations to censor social media posts from People. Within the UK, it has gotten so dangerous that posting the improper factor on social media can get the police to indicate up at your home.
Reuters reported:
US to ban international officers over ‘flagrant censorship’ on social media
The U.S. will impose visa bans on international nationals it deems to be censoring People, Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned on Wednesday, and he prompt the brand new coverage might goal officers regulating U.S. tech corporations.
Rubio didn’t title any particular situations of censorship. However U.S. tech corporations and the Trump administration have challenged U.S. allies in Europe, alleging censorship of social media platforms. Proscribing officers from visiting the U.S. seemed to be an escalation by Washington.
Rubio mentioned in a press release {that a} new visa restriction coverage would apply to international nationals chargeable for censorship of protected expression within the U.S. He mentioned it was unacceptable for international officers to challenge or threaten arrest warrants for social media posts made on U.S. soil.
That is from the State Division web site:
Announcement of a Visa Restriction Coverage Concentrating on International Nationals Who Censor People
Free speech is among the many most cherished rights we get pleasure from as People. This proper, legally enshrined in our structure, has set us aside as a beacon of freedom around the globe. Whilst we take motion to reject censorship at dwelling, we see troubling situations of international governments and international officers choosing up the slack. In some situations, international officers have taken flagrant censorship actions in opposition to U.S. tech corporations and U.S. residents and residents once they don’t have any authority to take action.
In the present day, I’m saying a brand new visa restriction coverage that can apply to international nationals who’re chargeable for censorship of protected expression in america. It’s unacceptable for international officers to challenge or threaten arrest warrants on U.S. residents or U.S. residents for social media posts on American platforms whereas bodily current on U.S. soil. It’s equally unacceptable for international officers to demand that American tech platforms undertake world content material moderation insurance policies or interact in censorship exercise that reaches past their authority and into america. We won’t tolerate encroachments upon American sovereignty, particularly when such encroachments undermine the train of our basic proper to free speech.
It’s nice to see our State Division defending the essential rights of Americans. Rubio is shaping as much as be one in every of Trump’s greatest cupboard selections.
