Vice President J.D. Vance delivered remarks February 11 to an international conference on artificial intelligence policy during which he urged European nations not to infringe on freedom of speech by attempting to impose regulations on U.S.-based technology companies.
Committee Chair Jim Jordan escalated tensions last Thursday by dispatching a strongly worded letter to EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, accusing him of employing legal measures to target Musk.
'The Online Harms Act is the most serious threat to free expression in Canada in generations... Bill C -63 would empower the Canadian Human Rights Commission to prosecute Canadians over non-criminal hate speech,' Justice Centre President John Carpay said in a video recorded before he delivered the petition.
Projects funded by the National Science Foundation threaten to create a censorship regime that could significantly impede the fundamental First Amendment rights of millions of Americans.