"Recent revelations from news agency Reuters that the US is "developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including hate speech and terrorist propaganda," as a method to counter what it sees as excessive censorship in other parts of the world is troubling to the EU. Even if the plans appear to have been delayed and detail is thin, the US position is clear."
"Rogers has also courted many opposition far right parties in Europe, including Germany's AfD and amplified a series of far-right causes on her social media accounts. This has included referring to migrants in Germany as "barbarian rapist hordes" before later clarifying that she was referring specifically to the migrant attacks in Cologne in 2015 and retweeting a post stating that "European censorship poses a global threat.""
US–Europe relations are fraying across strategic issues including Greenland, security, tariffs, and digital policy. Deep disagreements have emerged over control of social media platforms and legislation to combat disinformation, driven by fundamentally different approaches to freedom of speech and censorship. The US is reportedly developing an online portal to enable people to see content banned by their governments, framed as a response to perceived excessive censorship. US undersecretary for public diplomacy Sarah Rogers has led criticism of EU free-speech provisions, engaged with European far-right parties, amplified controversial rhetoric about migrants, and faced accusations of attempting to fund organisations to undermine European government policies.
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