EU: We register if you are critical about us, and shot you out
The European Commission's proposed regulation to monitor online influencers and combat disinformation has sparked criticism, with opponents arguing it could be used to suppress dissent and target those critical of EU policies. Critics claim the plan would create a surveillance system that registers and potentially penalizes influencers who question EU values.
Background
- The European Commission has proposed a "Defence of Democracy" package that critics say would effectively create a system for monitoring and suppressing critical voices, including influencers and NGOs who receive non-EU funding.
- The plan would require organizations receiving funding from outside the EU to register in a transparency database; critics argue this targets pro-family, conservative, and Eurosceptic groups while exempting left-leaning NGOs funded by U.S. progressive foundations.
- The article is from *The European Conservative*, a conservative-leaning publication that is broadly critical of EU centralization and what it sees as ideological overreach by Brussels institutions.