European Speech Laws Pose Existential Threat to America, Witnesses Tell Congress

Online free-speech restrictions imposed by the European Union and United Kingdom could pose an existential threat to American liberties and jeopardize U.S. innovation, witnesses warned at a congressional hearing Wednesday.

British politician and activist Nigel Farage and Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Lorcan Price were two of the witnesses at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Europe’s threat to American free speech and innovation. Both of them described how European and British speech laws could impact American companies and have global ramifications.

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James Lynch

James Lynch is a news writer for National Review. He previously was a reporter for the Daily Caller. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and based in the Washington, D.C. area.

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Online free-speech restrictions imposed by the European Union and United Kingdom could pose an existential threat to American liberties and jeopardize U.S. innovation, witnesses warned at a congressional hearing Wednesday.

British politician and activist Nigel Farage and Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Lorcan Price were two of the witnesses at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Europe’s threat to American free speech and innovation. Both of them described how European and British speech laws could impact American companies and have global ramifications.

About the Author

James Lynch

James Lynch is a news writer for National Review. He previously was a reporter for the Daily Caller. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and based in the Washington, D.C. area.