"What it has been about is companies that simply do not want to be held accountable and, because of the influence of big money in Washington, are corrupting the system and trying to bend it to their will, and their will is to be unable to be held accountable, he said. There is no other industry, that acts with such arrogance, indifference and a lack of humility and sociopathic greed at the expense of people."
"Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), is among five European nationals barred from the US by the state department after being accused of seeking to push tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints. Ahmed lives lawfully in Washington DC with his American wife and daughter, meaning he is at risk of deportation. Late on Thursday a court granted him a temporary restraining order to block any attempt to remove him from the US or detain him."
Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), is one of five European nationals barred from entry to the US by the State Department over allegations of seeking to push tech platforms to censor or suppress American viewpoints. Ahmed lives lawfully in Washington DC with his American wife and daughter and faces potential deportation. A court granted a temporary restraining order preventing his removal or detention. Former EU commissioner Thierry Breton is also barred. Ahmed characterizes the actions as motivated by tech companies resisting accountability and by corrupting influence of big money in Washington.
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