The original title is:

> The Trump Admin’s Own Investigators Found No EU Internet Censorship. So They Ignored The Findings.

In the UK at least, there are many documented (on video) cases where someone posted something online and was then given an intimidating visit by police at their door in response to their speech. And people are going to jail over speech (https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-a...).

And as for the EU, it’s obvious many of those in power want to censor. Thierry Breton, the former commissioner for internal markets, was actively trying to use regulations and intimidation to censor information. It’s not debatable, because there is clear evidence not just in regulations about misinformation but also in situations like this:

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-elon-musk-donald-trump-in...

Let’s also not forget the DSA, its various rules, and how Breton often conflated casual labels of “misinformation” with the idea of illegal content as the DSA regulates. He’s clearly guilty of trying to create an EU-wide framework for what speech is allowed and not.

So I am not sure what TechDirt is even trying to do here. It’s clear there are forces pushing censorship in the continent of Europe. Trying to claim there is “no EU Internet Censorship” is a blatant lie.