Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing will examine European threats to American free speech and innovation. It will highlight how European online censorship laws-specifically the United Kingdom's (UK) Online Safety Act (OSA) and the European Union's (EU) Digital Services Act (DSA)-threaten Americans' right to speak freely online in the United States. Additionally, it will explain how the UK's Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) and the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) target American companies and hurt innovation. 

WITNESSES: 

• The Rt. Hon. Nigel Farage, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom 

INVITED WITNESSES: 

• Thierry Breton, Former European Commissioner, Internal Market
• More witnesses may be announced