High-profile US personalities have expressed concerns over free speech in the UK and Europe over the past few months.

By Alice Scarsi, World News Editor, Jon King, News Reporter

09:17, Thu, Aug 28, 2025 Updated: 09:29, Thu, Aug 28, 2025

Reform UK Holds Edinburgh Press Conference

Nigel Farage has been invited to a Congress hearing on free speech (Image: Getty)

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been invited to a hearing on Capitol Hill next month to discuss overseas technology laws. Republican Jim Jordan, who chairs the House of Representatives' judiciary committee, is said to have made the invitation.

According to reports, the hearing is entitled Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation" and is due to take place on Wednesday (September 3). The committee said the hearing will highlight how Britain's Online Safety Act and the European Union's Digital Services Act threaten the right of US citizens to "speak freely" online in the United States.

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