A U.S. House Judiciary Committee report published Feb. 3 claims that the European Commission (EC) drove global online censorship by using closed-door regulatory forums and so-called voluntary codes to pressure major technology companies over their content moderation rules.
In the report, the committee, currently controlled by Republicans, accused the EC of conducting a decade-long campaign to influence global online speech in ways that infringe on the First Amendment rights of U.S. citizens.
The report, the latest in a series of congressional investigations examining foreign influence over American speech online, focuses on the European Union’s engagement with major technology platforms on content moderation….
EU Drove Global Censorship Through Tech Platforms: House Judiciary Report
