Bangladesh, Dec. 24 -- A new fault line has opened in transatlantic relations as the United States moves to penalize European figures accused of pressuring American technology companies to suppress political speech. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on December 24 that Washington will impose visa bans on several Western Europeans whom the Trump administration accuses of engaging in what it calls “extraterritorial censorship” of American viewpoints.

The decision marks a significant escalation in a long-simmering dispute between Washington and Brussels over digital regulation, free expression, and the global reach of European Union law. It also signals a broader shift in US foreign policy under the Trump administratio...