Freedom.gov: US State Department Plans VPN Portal for Europe
5 days ago
- #VPN
- #US-EU Relations
- #Censorship
- The US State Department is planning a VPN portal called freedom.gov to allow EU citizens to bypass content blocks, including hate speech and terrorist propaganda.
- The portal will make user data traffic appear as US-based and promises no activity tracking, differing from commercial VPN services by being government-backed.
- The project has faced internal controversy within the US, with objections from State Department lawyers, and its launch was delayed from the Munich Security Conference.
- The Trump administration criticizes EU regulations like the Digital Services Act (DSA) and NetzDG as censorship, especially after fines were imposed on social network X.
- This initiative contradicts previous actions by the Trump administration, such as cutting funding for digital projects like Let’s Encrypt and Tor.