00:00The United States have imposed visa bans on former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and four others,
00:06accusing them of forcing American social media platforms to censor users.
00:11US authorities described Breton as the mastermind of the DSA, the EU Digital Sphere Rulebook.
00:17Breton responded to the visa ban on X by writing Is McCarthy's rich handbag.
00:22The visa bans also targeted members of the German non-profit HateAid,
00:27the UK-based Global Disinformation Index, as well as the US-based Centre for Countering Digital Hate.
00:34The DSA stipulates that major platforms must explain content moderation decisions
00:39and ensure researchers can carry out essential work,
00:43such as understanding how much children are exposed to dangerous content.
00:47The DSA has become a rallying point for US conservatives,
00:51who see it as a weapon for censorship against right-wing voices,
00:55an accusation Brussels denies.
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