US will refuse visas to foreign officials who block Americans’ social media posts
The United States has said it will refuse visas to foreign officials who block Americans’ social media posts, as Donald Trump’s administration wages a new battle over free expression.
Marco Rubio – the secretary of state who has controversially rescinded visas for activists who criticize Israel and ramped up screening of foreign students’ social media – said on Wednesday he was acting against “flagrant censorship actions” overseas against US tech firms.
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