The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom CEO, President, and Chief Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding a letter ADF International sent Thursday to the European Commission asking it to review the Digital Services Act, which threatens Americans’ free speech online and risks establishing a worldwide online censorship regime:
“We’ve all witnessed the recent trend of European nations intimidating, prosecuting, and jailing citizens who challenge the viewpoint of the ruling class. The DSA goes even further by not just punishing this speech, but attempting to prevent it altogether. Even U.S. citizens are targeted and censored by this boundary-less regime. The DSA forces U.S. corporations to censor American citizens on behalf of Brussels bureaucrats. But European Commissioners didn’t build these companies—Americans did. We’re asking the European Union to rebuild trust by introducing commonsense measures to protect free speech, ensure accountability, and give the people of the free world a voice to safeguard their most fundamental liberties.”
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
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