US government will not grant a visa to foreign officials who censor American citizens on social networks

The US will ban visa to foreign officials, for whom Washington considers to censor American citizens on social media websites, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said today, presenting a new policy and leaving a new policy. In his statement, the head of US diplomacy says that the new policy will be applied to foreigners responsible for censoring protected free expression in the US. He added that it is unacceptable foreign officials to threaten or issue arrest warrants for posts made on US soil. “Similarly, it is unacceptable foreign officials to ask US technological platforms to adopt universal content control policies or to participate in censorship actions that go beyond their responsibilities and reach the US,” he added. “Freedom of expression is essential to American way of life. It is an innate right for which foreign governments do not have […]
Source: News Beast

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