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Trump admin develops ‘Freedom.gov’ portal for Europeans, others to access banned content
The State Department is developing an internal portal to give foreign nationals in Europe and elsewhere a tool to skirt their home country’s governmental content moderation policies.
WASHINGTON — The State Department is developing an internal portal to give foreign nationals in Europe and elsewhere a tool to skirt their home country’s governmental content moderation policies.
Sporting the domain “freedom.gov,” the portal being developed is intended to help combat internet censorship around the world, including by European allies.
“Digital freedom is a priority for the State Department, however, and that includes the proliferation of privacy and censorship-circumvention technologies like VPNs [virtual private networks],” a State Department official told The Post.
The official stressed that the web portal, which was first reported by Reuters, is not specific to Europe and that there is no set date for when it will launch.
At the moment, the website, whose domain was registered last month, features text proclaiming, “Freedom Is Coming” and “Information is power. Reclaim your human right to free expression. Get ready.”