Скачать или смотреть No, Europe doesn't want to destroy American free speech

As a recent Wall Street Journal article demonstrates, many people in the United States think Europe’s online content rules amount to censorship that could affect them back in the US. But the Digital Services Act doesn’t do that – and the Trump administration’s efforts to force Europe’s hand are less about free speech than about promoting a far right agenda.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro
1:14 Banned from the US
2:32 First Amendment threat?
3:01 European Charter of Fundamental Rights
3:56 Who is forcing whom?
4:34 Europe's regulatory influence
6:47 Apple's DMA response
7:59 US threats over the DSA
8:38 Trump's far right strategy

REFERENCES:

The WSJ article in question: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-europ...

MIT Technology Review on the US entry bans: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026...

Business Insider on JD Vance’s NATO threat: https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-va...

Politico on Donald Trump’s DSA tariff threat: https://www.politico.eu/article/us-qu...