The United States has issued a new visa policy targeting foreign nationals who censor Americans’ free speech abroad.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested in a May 28 statement that this could also apply to officials involved in the overregulation of U.S. tech companies.
“For too long, Americans have been fined, harassed, and even charged by foreign authorities for exercising their free speech rights,” Rubio said on social media platform X.
On May 21, Rubio alluded to a potential sanctioning of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the case against conservative former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged coup attempt following his loss of the 2022 elections….