ICYMI | Chairman Jim Jordan Takes Free Speech Debate International
Brussels Signal: US Opposes EU Tech Censorship
In this exclusive Brussels Signal interview, three US Congressmen, Jim Jordan (Chair, House Judiciary Committee), Scott Fitzgerald (Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust), and Kevin Kiley (Congressman, California) join us to discuss growing concerns over the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) and its global implications for freedom of speech. The lawmakers argue that the DSA amounts to government-backed censorship, stifling political debate under the guise of content moderation and misinformation control.
GB News: US Congressmen speak to GB News after holding talks with Nigel Farage about Britain’s free speech crisis: 'It's frightening'
Three US Congressmen who travelled to Britain for a meeting chaired by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage have issued a stark warning about Britain's "frightening" free speech troubles. Speaking on GB News, they told Katherine Foster limitations on expression could spill into the US, hence their determination to head across the pond. The group is comprised of three Republicans and fronted by Jim Jordan. Asked what brought him to Britain, Jordan, from Ohio, said: "The first amendment to the Constitution."
Sky News: Trump ally calls for big tech 'united front' to fight UK and EU online safety laws
A "united front" of US social media giants could try to "fight off" regulation implemented in Europe, an American politician has suggested. The idea that big tech companies like Meta, Apple, Microsoft and others could work together against both the UK and EU laws was made by Republican [Congressman] Scott Fitzgerald, who is chair of the judiciary subcommittee and an ally of President Donald Trump. He was part of a trip that US politicians made to this side of the Atlantic recently around the topic of online regulation.
Irish Times: US politicians visiting Dublin warn tech firms could pull back from Europe amid frustration at regulation
US tech companies could pull back on the level of business they are carrying out in Europe due to frustration at the extent and type of regulation being put in place, US politicians have warned on a visit to Dublin. The chairman of the judiciary committee of the US House of Representatives Jim Jordan said they had spent a week in Brussels, the UK and Ireland, but nothing had changed regarding their concerns about the impact of legislation governing the digital space enforced by what he described as "large bureaucracy."
Politico EU: Trump ally hits out at ‘chilling’ online safety rules
A prominent U.S. lawmaker and Trump ally says he is unpersuaded new European online safety laws will not violate the free speech of Americans. Chair of the House Judiciary Committee Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told a press briefing on Friday: "The biggest takeaway from our week here in Europe is that nothing has really changed our concerns."
Breitbart: Rep. Jim Jordan: UK, EU Issuing 'Direct Attack' on Free Speech, Like Biden Administration
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Friday told Breitbart News that the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) are acting "exactly" like the Biden administration in pushing big tech platforms to censor free speech. Initial reports stated that he has grave concerns about what the UK and EU are doing to stifle free expression across the European Continent and the British Isles.
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