I don't think the Chinese government is going to like this very much. That's who this is aimed at, right?

No, it's aimed also at Europe because Meta, Google & C. don't like EU rules, and are trying hard to kiill them.

But two things Rubio should think about:

With the CLOUD Act, USA asserted the right to obtain data stored on foreing soil just because it is hosted by US companies - why should other country accept illegal contents made by US citizens and available in EU? And what about FISA allowing US to gather data on everybody who is not USAian? EU should block visas for all these people, and whoever sell services to them, Bezos included (tell him he cannot marry in Venice, and has to go to Las Vegas instead...)

Second: isn't Rubio from a stupid state where a teacher was fired for showing children Michelangelo's David? Werent' the Library of Congress people fired for making available books the Dear Leader and is minions don't like? And let's not talk about Harvard....

Now, who is the real censor?

If someone would post detailed instructions on how to kill Rubio, would he ask them to be removed, or in the name of free speech would ask them to stay available?

Oh, the irony. The US claims it’s defending “free speech” - but what it’s really defending is the right of American platforms to spread disinformation, including Russian propaganda, into Europe without consequences.

Europe isn’t trying to censor American citizens, it’s enforcing its own laws on content like terrorist material, election interference, and harmful disinfo. Meanwhile, the US bans TikTok over “foreign influence” but cries foul when Europe pushes back on Russian operations hiding behind US tech platforms.

Perhaps it is time to think about banning Fox from cable and satellite platforms. Then concentrate on X and Zuckworld. They are all deep in the MAGA slime.

Carry on boycotting Tesla folks. Eventually, they might get the message that since Trump 2.0, the USA is no longer 'No 1'.

More like No 999,999,999 out of 1,000,000,000. Tesla is one place above the USA.

The collapse of global liberalism’s intellectual paradigm – its delusions together with its associated technocratic structure of governance will be the downfall of the EU. Good.

Winning.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

To be replaced by what?

If you think people are smart enough to NOT want the dark ages, you are naive. Many people want someone to tell them what to do and have the power of life and death over them.

They're all convinced they'll be better off in the new order and not a peasant that gets his head lopped off when he gets too mouthy.

Frankly I hope they get their new order. When their children die five at a time and the baron can do their wives for them, they'll stay out of the way of real people getting ahead at least.

Our wayward poster here would probably fail the following tests, if he ever did them:

- [1]The Third Wave (experiment)

- [2]Brown eye/blue eye experiment

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave_(experiment)

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Elliott

of the Olympics and World Cup.

Especially as TACO is boasting about having everything now that 'he' has both events.

If anything, countries should make is clear that anyone is at risk of 'being disappeared' when going to the USA. It should become a pariah state much like Russia and N. Korea both of whom has leaders that TACO greatly admires.

Thanks for 'TACO' - learned something new :)

First they came after the ... and I said nothing because I did not belong to ....

Then they came after ... and I did nothing because I did not belong to ....

Now they are coming for me and there is nobody left to defend me.

It's ok Mr Rubio, your country has been on my DO NOT FLY list for over a decade already. I do not travel to countries who fingerprint innocent visitors at the border like a facist police state.

Right now you're on my how do we remove this chunk of rock from the planet & blast it into the depths of space for the good of humanity list.

The first part of your comment matches my own position, except that I have only ever been in 'transit'.

They can't seem to cope with the reality that not everyone wants to actually 'visit' 'The Land Of The Free'.

I've always called it The Land Of The Fee.

I also never bought into the whole Freedom BS, because they're rather selective with it. That I'm white and speak English (well, almost) does not mean I'm blind to the abuse meted out to those who are not. In my opinion, freedom begins with equal treatment, irrespective of gender, race and other metrics someone has zip personal control over.

Also, I seriously dislike bullies and especially the Orange Blob is that personified, with Tesla boy at a comfortable second place.

It's ok Mr Rubio, your country has been on my DO NOT FLY list for over a decade already. I do not travel to countries who fingerprint innocent visitors at the border like a facist police state.

You know that the EU is soon going to do that for vistors from outside of the EU?

I have no idea where you are, but just in case you need to know...

“It is similarly unacceptable for foreign officials to demand that American tech platforms [bla bla bla] that reaches beyond their authority and into the United States…”

Yep. Because the good ol’ US of A has NEVER tried to apply its laws and whims outside of its borders. No. Never. Not at all.

I’m afraid my opinion of successive American governments (and the brain-dead half of its population) diminishes every day. The current morons running the show are …well …

Ah yes, the same free speech that allows uarseofa-based students to protest for Palestinians and against israel. The same free speech that causes people harm when they criticise the bloated orange fuck-face, his friends, family and policies. The same free speech that the american dictator believes is only his right to use.

The sooner trump, vance, rubio et al die, the better.

As someone above mentioned, the us has been on my no fly list since bush was in office.

Years ago an American friend told me not to try to visit him there again. He said he knew my attitude to bullshit and didn't want to have to visit me in jail.

I effectively told friends in the US that I would not visit again while the US government went for social media vetting and other options, and my friends understood.

Now, with the current ICE behaviour at ports of entry, the US is permanently off limits for me. If there *is* a requirement for me to attend a conference or something, I'll travel via Dublin, where TSA preclearance happens on Irish soil, and where you do not end up in some US 'detention facility' for two weeks because some twat with a chip on his shoulder didn't like the look of you... In Dublin you can simply turn around and say "thanks, bye." and abandon your trip safely.

" ... It is unacceptable for foreign officials to issue or threaten arrest warrants on US citizens or US residents for social media posts on American platforms while physically present on US soil " Rubio said.

"It's [1]OK for us to do this though."

[1] https://www.dcreport.org/2025/03/16/the-state-is-me/

Given that they dump from a great height on everyone, who bother still inviting them? It's a waste of energy because even if you reach some sort of agreement with them they don't stick to it anyway.

As far as I can tell, the average dictator can be more trusted to stick to any agreement than any of the current US administration, they have squandered not just money but also the one resource that is not easily renewed: trust.

As for what they are actually planning, it appears they're trying to deliberately crash the economy so they can go shopping on the cheap (the idea is to force the Fed to cut rates, something it is presently unwilling to do). That also explains the dump & pump scam of on and off tariffs: it has already been shown that there's a spike in trading activity prior to announcements, so I guess that's how these people create liquidity in preparation for that goal..

Yes, it is all theory. I'm probably wrong, but I wouldn't put it past them.

Theory or not it sounds perfectly plausible

I suspect you are, in fact, not wrong