The U.S. State Dept is reportedly developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their govts, "including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda," as a way to counter censorship.
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@kevinrothrock It’s like they’re begging for @pluralistic ‘s IP platform: “In the spirit of free speech, we hereby announce that all intellectual property rights of American companies have no legal validity in Europe. Oh, and we believe in VPNs too, even if the UK doesn’t. Happy streaming, please use Copilot to extract all Microsoft IP, and Right to Repair starts now.”
@caleb @kevinrothrock @pluralistic
Yeah, hopefully heinous shit like this fast tracks countries to repeal any law that protects American technology
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The U.S. State Dept is reportedly developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their govts, "including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda," as a way to counter censorship. The site will be hosted at "freedom.gov." https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-online-portal-bypass-content-bans-europe-elsewhere-2026-02-18/
@kevinrothrock Does that include Colbert's interview with Talarico?
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@kevinrothrock Does that include Colbert's interview with Talarico?
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The U.S. State Dept is reportedly developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their govts, "including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda," as a way to counter censorship. The site will be hosted at "freedom.gov." https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-online-portal-bypass-content-bans-europe-elsewhere-2026-02-18/
@kevinrothrock sooo countries just block freedumb.gov at the dns level? Unless the user is already on a vpn I don’t see how this will work. And in that case, the portal isn’t needed anymore. Either I’m missing the point or there are some really incompetent people in that department.
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@kevinrothrock sooo countries just block freedumb.gov at the dns level? Unless the user is already on a vpn I don’t see how this will work. And in that case, the portal isn’t needed anymore. Either I’m missing the point or there are some really incompetent people in that department.
@mdebal this is a vibes-based administration, you see
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The U.S. State Dept is reportedly developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their govts, "including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda," as a way to counter censorship. The site will be hosted at "freedom.gov." https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-online-portal-bypass-content-bans-europe-elsewhere-2026-02-18/
@kevinrothrock Let me guess... they don't talk about Hungary.
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@kevinrothrock Let me guess... they don't talk about Hungary.
@urwumpe only before a meal
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The U.S. State Dept is reportedly developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their govts, "including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda," as a way to counter censorship. The site will be hosted at "freedom.gov." https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-online-portal-bypass-content-bans-europe-elsewhere-2026-02-18/
@kevinrothrock @gwaldby Meanwhile, #Epstein?
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The U.S. State Dept is reportedly developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their govts, "including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda," as a way to counter censorship. The site will be hosted at "freedom.gov." https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-online-portal-bypass-content-bans-europe-elsewhere-2026-02-18/
@kevinrothrock maybe European and other countries should create a similar site to allow users in the US to see un-censored TikTok or any other content that is even remotely pro-Palestine or anti-genocide
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@kevinrothrock maybe European and other countries should create a similar site to allow users in the US to see un-censored TikTok or any other content that is even remotely pro-Palestine or anti-genocide
@hfinyow Is that censored in the US? Mainstream outlets and platform algorithms meddle left and right, but very little is legally blocked here in America.
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The U.S. State Dept is reportedly developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their govts, "including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda," as a way to counter censorship. The site will be hosted at "freedom.gov." https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-online-portal-bypass-content-bans-europe-elsewhere-2026-02-18/
@kevinrothrock
Nobody tell the state department they've already been funding Tor for decades... -
@hfinyow Is that censored in the US? Mainstream outlets and platform algorithms meddle left and right, but very little is legally blocked here in America.
@kevinrothrock not censored but severely blocked...in some ways better than outright censorship because the viewer never even knows the content exists.
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@kevinrothrock not censored but severely blocked...in some ways better than outright censorship because the viewer never even knows the content exists.
@hfinyow Agreed, but I still prefer corporate censorship over government censorship, if forced to choose.
