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Finnish member of parliament Päivi Räsänen, who is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling in a criminal case over a Bible verse tweet, is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday about expanding speech restrictions in Europe.
Räsänen, 66, will appear before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington as part of a hearing on foreign censorship beginning at the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing, titled “Europe’s Threat to Speech and Innovation: Part II,” will examine how speech laws in the European Union and individual countries are affecting innovation and democratic expression in the United States, with a focus on the Digital Services Act.
Other witnesses scheduled to speak include Lorcán Price, a legal expert with ADF International, who will warn lawmakers about the transnational reach of European speech restrictions and their potential influence on American platforms and legal norms.
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Räsänen, 66, will appear before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington as part of a hearing on foreign censorship beginning at the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing, titled “Europe’s Threat to Speech and Innovation: Part II,” will examine how speech laws in the European Union and individual countries are affecting innovation and democratic expression in the United States, with a focus on the Digital Services Act.
Other witnesses scheduled to speak include Lorcán Price, a legal expert with ADF International, who will warn lawmakers about the transnational reach of European speech restrictions and their potential influence on American platforms and legal norms.
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Finnish MP on trial over Bible verse to speak to Congress about Europe’s growing crackdown on speech
Finnish member of parliament P ivi R s nen, who is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling in a criminal case over a Bible verse tweet, is scheduled to testify before the U S Congress on Wednesday about