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#JosephineBallon & #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg said in a statement, “We will not be intimidated by a government that uses accusations of censorship to silence those who stand up for human rights & freedom of expression.”
#Trump #law #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
The group, which #JosephineBallon runs with #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg, also lobbies for stronger #regulation of #socialmedia companies in #Germany & the rest of the #EU.
German officials came to the organization’s defense Wednesday after the #Trump admin accused it of countering conservative groups.
“The entry bans imposed by the USA, including those against the chairpersons of #HateAid, are not acceptable,” Johann Wadephul, the German foreign minister, said.
#JosephineBallon, co-chief executive of #HateAid, a German group that assists victims of online attacks, said she received an email Tues notifying her that her #visa had been revoked. She did not understand until a few hours later, when she saw a news article about #MarcoRubio’s announcement.
HateAid, founded in 2018, provides counseling, safety advice & litigation financing to help victims of online attacks take legal action against perpetrators.
#JosephineBallon & #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg lead a German #LegalAid organization that assists individuals facing #online #abuse & #violent #threats.
#ClareMelford runs a British group that helps identify #disinformation.
#ImranAhmed is a British activist who runs an organization that has chronicled #antivax #content #on socialmedia.
On Tuesday, the #Trump admin accused all of them of a campaign of “censorship” against Americans.
#law #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
The group, which #JosephineBallon runs with #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg, also lobbies for stronger #regulation of #socialmedia companies in #Germany & the rest of the #EU.
German officials came to the organization’s defense Wednesday after the #Trump admin accused it of countering conservative groups.
“The entry bans imposed by the USA, including those against the chairpersons of #HateAid, are not acceptable,” Johann Wadephul, the German foreign minister, said.
#JosephineBallon & #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg said in a statement, “We will not be intimidated by a government that uses accusations of censorship to silence those who stand up for human rights & freedom of expression.”
#Trump #law #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
#JosephineBallon, co-chief executive of #HateAid, a German group that assists victims of online attacks, said she received an email Tues notifying her that her #visa had been revoked. She did not understand until a few hours later, when she saw a news article about #MarcoRubio’s announcement.
HateAid, founded in 2018, provides counseling, safety advice & litigation financing to help victims of online attacks take legal action against perpetrators.
The group, which #JosephineBallon runs with #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg, also lobbies for stronger #regulation of #socialmedia companies in #Germany & the rest of the #EU.
German officials came to the organization’s defense Wednesday after the #Trump admin accused it of countering conservative groups.
“The entry bans imposed by the USA, including those against the chairpersons of #HateAid, are not acceptable,” Johann Wadephul, the German foreign minister, said.
… #ThierryBreton helped draft the digital services #law when he was a European commissioner overseeing #digital #policy.
The other individuals facing a travel ban were involved in nonprofit organizations that the #Trump admin accused of targeting #US #socialmedia companies & users [nah, just the ones promoting racism, sexism & disinformation].
#democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
#JosephineBallon, co-chief executive of #HateAid, a German group that assists victims of online attacks, said she received an email Tues notifying her that her #visa had been revoked. She did not understand until a few hours later, when she saw a news article about #MarcoRubio’s announcement.
HateAid, founded in 2018, provides counseling, safety advice & litigation financing to help victims of online attacks take legal action against perpetrators.
They Seek to Curb #Online #Hate. The US Accused Them of “Censorship”.
The #Trump admin said 5 regulators & researchers who work to tackle #disinformation & #abuse on the #internet had been barred from entering the #UnitedStates.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/europe-us-online-censorship-free-speech.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
#JosephineBallon & #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg lead a German #LegalAid organization that assists individuals facing #online #abuse & #violent #threats.
#ClareMelford runs a British group that helps identify #disinformation.
#ImranAhmed is a British activist who runs an organization that has chronicled #antivax #content #on socialmedia.
On Tuesday, the #Trump admin accused all of them of a campaign of “censorship” against Americans.
#law #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
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