U.S. Bars Five Prominent Europeans, Accuses Them of Censorship Online

The Trump administration is barring five prominent Europeans from the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced, accusing them of being involved in online censorship of Americans, a claim they have disputed. The action sharply escalated the administration’s fight against European efforts to monitor content on major social media platforms, including Elon Musk’s X as well as Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta.