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Rubio issues policy against foreigners 'responsible for censorship of protected expression' in US
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa restriction policy Wednesday targeting foreign nationals who are deemed “responsible for censorship of protected expression” in the U.S.
“Even as we take action to reject censorship at home, we see troubling instances of foreign governments and foreign officials picking up the slack. In some instances, foreign officials have taken flagrant censorship actions against U.S. tech companies and U.S. citizens and residents when they have no authority to do so,” Rubio said in a release.
The State Department called it “unacceptable” to seek arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or residents over posts on U.S. social media platforms while on U.S. soil.
“It is similarly unacceptable for foreign officials to demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activity that reaches beyond their authority and into the United States,” Rubio said.
“Even as we take action to reject censorship at home, we see troubling instances of foreign governments and foreign officials picking up the slack. In some instances, foreign officials have taken flagrant censorship actions against U.S. tech companies and U.S. citizens and residents when they have no authority to do so,” Rubio said in a release.
The State Department called it “unacceptable” to seek arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or residents over posts on U.S. social media platforms while on U.S. soil.
“It is similarly unacceptable for foreign officials to demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activity that reaches beyond their authority and into the United States,” Rubio said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5321554-rubio-visa-restrictions-censorship/
To be clear: Secretary of State Rubio is saying he will now bar foreign visitors entry to the United States, based on fantasies of Americans being persecuted abroad for engaging in Constitutionally protected free speech - while he is explicitly deporting students and other lawful immigrants for engaging in Constitutionally protected free speech in America.
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