European Officials Face U.S. Travel Ban Over Online Censorship
29th May 2025
Washington is upping the ante against censorship, warning foreign officials that they will be banned from travelling to the U.S. if they limit the free speech of Americans. Government departments that (over) regulate U.S. tech companies could also face repercussions.
European officials were clearly in mind during the creation of these plans. Figures in Donald Trump’s administration have spent months criticising Continental leaders for imposing censorship—most memorably JD Vance who told the February Munich security conference about Europe’s “enemy within”—and Secretary of State Marco Rubio specifically mentioned Europe when outlining the measures in a social media post on Wednesday.