The US State Department is developing a portal called 'freedom.gov' to allow governments to view banned content
Reuters reported that the US State Department is planning to create a website called 'freedom.gov' that would allow people in the EU and elsewhere to view content banned by their own governments.
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'Freedom.gov' is said to be a platform that aggregates and makes available content that governments around the world prohibit under hate speech laws and other censorship measures. According to sources interviewed by Reuters, there are also discussions underway to introduce a virtual private network feature that would make it appear as if users are accessing the site from the United States, and that users' activity on the site will not be tracked.
Reuters reported that 'The project, led by Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers, was scheduled to be announced at the Munich Security Conference in February 2026, but has been postponed.'
At the time of writing, freedom.gov is accessible, but only displays the logo of the White House's National Design Studio, the words 'fly, eagle, fly,' and a login form. According to the federal registration agency get.gov, the domain was registered on January 12, 2026.
The source said some officials within the State Department, particularly legal advisers, have expressed concerns about the plan, but did not elaborate on those concerns.
Reuters pointed out that 'the project could further worsen tensions with European allies over trade issues, Russia's aggression in Ukraine, and President Donald Trump's claims to sovereignty over Greenland,' and analyzed that there are concerns that such a project could encourage citizens of each country to ignore their own country's laws.
A State Department spokesperson said, 'We do not have a censorship circumvention program specific to Europe,' but added, 'Digital freedom is a priority for the State Department, and that includes the widespread adoption of privacy and censorship circumvention technologies like VPNs.' They also denied that the announcement had been delayed, saying it was inaccurate to say that State Department legal counsel had expressed concerns.
The Trump administration has made freedom of speech a priority in its foreign policy, taking a stance similar to that taken in Europe and Brazil, citing what it sees as the suppression of conservative voices, particularly online. It has been particularly critical of regulations used to restrict certain content on social media platforms, such as the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) and the UK's Online Safety Act .
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