State Department Exiles Critics to “Protect” Free Speech

Techdirt. 2025-12-29

Summary:

Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don’t like their speech about disinformation. The State Department’s justification? This form of speech suppression is necessary to protect free speech. This is merely the latest episode […]

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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/29/state-department-exiles-critics-to-protect-free-speech/

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Authors:

Mike Masnick

Date tagged:

12/29/2025, 16:44

Date published:

12/29/2025, 14:50