The action is part of the Trump administration’s campaign against foreign influence over online speech, using immigration law rather than platform regulations or sanctions. “For far too long, ideologues in Europe have led organised efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose,” Rubio said. “The Trump administration will no longer tolerate these egregious acts of extraterritorial censorship.” Ahmed is based in the group’s Washington office, but is said to run the entire international operation from the US. The CCDH has long been a target of Trump’s allies, including Robert F Kennedy Jnr, the US health secretary, and...