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The Trump administration has barred five Europeans from entering the U.S., accusing them of pressuring American tech companies to censor or suppress American speech online. The individuals—Thierry Breton, Imran Ahmed, Josephine Ballon, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, and Clare Melford—are all leading figures in European efforts to regulate harmful or illegal content on social media platforms. The five were barred under a May policy targeting foreign nationals deemed responsible for suppressing speech protected under U.S. law.

The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure US tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints. The Europeans, described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “radical” activists and “weaponized” nongovernmental organizations, fell afoul of a new visa policy announced in May that restricts the entry of foreigners deemed responsible for the censorship of protected speech in the United States. “For far too long, ideologues in Europe have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose,” Rubio posted on X. “The Trump administration will no...

My name is Daniel Alman, I was born in 1971, and I’ve lived in Squirrel Hill for my entire life so far. I’m the only person in the world who matches all of those things, so there’s no doubt as to who I am.At 8:58 in this video from “60 Minutes,” Josephine Ballon happily says, “Half of the internet users in Germany are afraid to express their political opinion.”Josephine Ballon is an evil, authoritarian scumbag.I dare her to have me arrested.Thank goodness that I washttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bMzFDpfDwc

60 Minutes recently interviewed some politicians in Germany who like to prosecute people for insulting politicians. Their names are Josephine Ballon, Matthäus Fink, Svenja Meininghaus, and Frank-Michael Laue.Since they like to prosecute people who insult politicians, it is my moral obligation to insult them.I should point out that I have never actually been in Germany.My grandmother (on my mother’s side) did have three sisters who were murdered by the Nazis.As it says on my Twitter profile, I believe that every child should frequently watch Looney Tunes, the Three Stooges, Jonny Quest, and You Can’t Do That On Television. I grew...