Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new U.S. visa policy banning EU and British officials accused of complicit censorship of American speech from entering the United States. (aljazeera.com) The administration identified five Europeans — including former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and leaders of CCDH, HateAid and the Global Disinformation Index — as barred under the policy. (apnews.com) Rubio said foreign demands that U.S. tech platforms adopt global moderation or threats to arrest residents for platform posts are unacceptable and violate U.S. sovereignty. (theguardian.com) European leaders condemned the move as hostile to allies and defended new rules such as the Digital Services Act. (washingtonpost.com)