A new report from the Committee on the Judiciary of the US House of Representatives accuses the European Union of increasingly undemocratic practices, particularly through its regulatory methods aimed at managing online content. Titled 'The Foreign Censorship Threat, Part II: Europe’s decade-long campaign to censor the global internet and how it harms American speech in the United States,' the report critiques the EU's battle against disinformation and hate speech as a means of suppressing legitimate discourse, raising alarms about the implications for free speech. The report claims that the European Commission has engaged in practices that, while claiming to protect democracy, may actually violate the democratic ideals they profess to promote.

Furthermore, the report highlights concerns that these policies are not only undemocratic but are also infiltrating the electoral processes of EU member states. It alleges that the EU's clandestine manipulation through these regulatory frameworks has influenced at least six national elections, effectively undermining the sovereignty of these nations. These actions are met with skepticism as they bring into question the integrity of democratic institutions and processes within the EU. As the US expresses its discontent, it signals a growing tension between American ideals of free expression and European regulatory strategies, indicating potential ramifications for transatlantic relations and broader implications for global free speech norms.