Overview
- Nigel Farage is set to appear before the US House Judiciary Committee in Washington this week at the invitation of chairman Jim Jordan.
- He plans to highlight Lucy Connolly’s prosecution as evidence of UK free‑speech backsliding; Connolly received a 31‑month sentence after pleading guilty to inciting racial hatred for an X post urging attacks on asylum hotels.
- Farage says he will challenge the UK’s Online Safety Act, including Ofcom’s power to fine platforms up to 10% of global revenue, which he argues harms US–UK commercial ties.
- Committee Republicans have recently examined European speech regulations in Brussels and London, contending the rules affect Americans and US companies.
- President Trump has threatened additional tariffs on countries that keep digital regulations he views as discriminatory toward US tech products.