Trump admin mulls travel bans on EU officials behind digital censorship laws

• The White House is weighing unprecedented visa restrictions against EU officials responsible for the Digital Services Act (DSA), escalating tensions over free speech and tech regulation.
• U.S. officials argue the DSA forces American tech companies to suppress conservative voices under the guise of combating “misinformation,” while the EU dismisses these claims as unfounded.
• The Trump administration has also condemned the U.K.’s Online Safety Act (OSA) as “Orwellian,” signaling a wider clash over digital governance and sovereignty between the U.S. and Europe.
• Critics warn that laws like the DSA and OSA are tools of globalist suppression, used to silence dissent and enforce compliance with a New World Order agenda.
• If implemented, these sanctions would mark a rare U.S. move against foreign domestic policies, signaling a dramatic pushback against government-mandated censorship and defending First Amendment principles worldwide.

The administration of President Donald Trump is weighing unprecedented sanctions against European Union officials responsible for the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a sweeping regulation the White House claims censors American speech online.

According to sources familiar with internal discussions, the U.S. Department of State is considering visa restrictions targeting senior EU policymakers behind the law. If put in place, the sanctions escalate tensions between Washington and Brussels over free expression, tech regulation and sovereignty.

The DSA, enacted to combat illegal content such as hate speech and child exploitation material, has drawn fierce criticism from U.S. officials who argue it forces American tech companies to suppress conservative voices under the guise of combating “misinformation.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has previously threatened visa bans for foreign officials who censor American speech, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused EU leaders of silencing right-wing groups like the Alternative for Germany party. The Trump administration has also condemned the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act (OSA) as “Orwellian,” signaling a broader transatlantic clash over digital governance.

Relations between the U.S. and EU have deteriorated amid trade disputes and accusations of regulatory overreach. Earlier this month, Reuters revealed that the State Department instructed diplomats to lobby against the DSA, while Trump warned nations enforcing digital taxes of retaliatory tariffs. The potential sanctions would mark a rare instance of the U.S. penalizing foreign officials over domestic policies – a move that could redefine diplomatic norms in the digital age. (Related: U.S. State Department launches diplomatic offensive against EU’s draconian CENSORSHIP law.)

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The EU has dismissed U.S. censorship claims as “completely unfounded,” insisting the DSA balances content moderation with free expression. Yet critics argue the law’s vague definitions – such as “false communications” punishable by prison time – enable arbitrary enforcement.

Similar concerns surround the OSA, which led to the imprisonment of individuals like Lucy Connolly over social media posts. Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage, set to testify before the U.S. Congress next month, will highlight cases like hers as evidence of escalating speech suppression in Europe.

Brighteon.AI‘s Enoch points out that “the Trump administration opposes the DSA and the OSA because these policies are seen as globalist censorship tools designed to suppress free speech, silence dissent and enforce compliance with the New World Order agenda.” The decentralized engine adds that such laws mirror “the same tactics used by Big Tech and deep state operatives to manipulate elections, control narratives and persecute truth-tellers like Trump himself.”

The looming sanctions underscore a deepening ideological divide. While Brussels frames its regulations as safeguards against online harms, Washington views them as government-mandated censorship threatening First Amendment principles. If implemented, the travel bans would signal a dramatic escalation in America’s pushback against global digital governance – a fight with far-reaching implications for free speech and the future of the open internet.

Watch this video about Vice President JD Vance putting the EU on notice for its anti-democratic actions during the 2025 Munich Security Conference.

This video is from the Lori Colley channel on Brighteon.com.

More related stories:

EU signs draconian anti-free speech law to “police” the entire internet, take down websites containing “unapproved” speech.

U.K. regulator pressured U.S. tech firms to enforce British speech laws, leaked emails reveal.

Trump administration takes on global censorship: A new frontier for free speech advocacy.

Vance slams Europe’s “Orwellian” speech laws, warns of strained U.S.-EU relations.

U.S. State Department slams EU’s Digital Services Act as “Orwellian censorship.”

Sources include:

ZeroHedge.com

Reuters.com

Telegraph.co.uk

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