Estados Unidos toma contundente medida sobre excomisionado de la Unión Europea
En las últimas horas, el Departamento de Estado le negó la visa a un excomisionado de la Unión Europea y otros cuatro europeos. Los acusó de supuestamente coaccionar las redes sociales para censurar.
TL;DR
- U.S. Department of State denied visas to former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other Europeans.
- The accusation is that they coerced social media platforms to censor content.
- Thierry Breton is credited with initiating the Digital Services Act in the EU, which regulates content moderation and data protection for social media.
- Breton had disputes with Elon Musk regarding these digital regulations.
- Other individuals denied visas include Imran Ahmed (Center for Countering Digital Hate), Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon (HateAid), and Clare Melford (Global Disinformation Index).
- Breton alluded to McCarthyism and stated that 90% of the European Parliament and 27 member states unanimously approved the Digital Services Act.