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Two British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department – UK politics live

The U.S. State Department sanctioned two British activists, Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford, over efforts to pressure platforms to censor American speech.
Ahmed heads the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and is described as a key figure in campaigns against online speech, tied to U.S. sanctions.
Melford, who runs the Global Disinformation Index, faces a possible U.S. visa revocation as part of the sanctions.
Sarah Rogers, the under secretary of state for public diplomacy, defended the sanctions as targeting a “censorship-NGO ecosystem.”
The Guardian live update links the sanctions to broader debates over online safety laws and disinformation monitoring in Europe and North America.
The piece notes UK opposition leaders' responses, including Ed Davey and Kemi Badenoch, in Christmas messages amid the sanctions discussion.
The sanctions target five Europeans, with two Britons named in the list, as part of a broader push against censorship activism.
The article highlights the role of the CCDH and GDI in promoting online safety acts and digital governance within Europe and beyond.
The coverage frames the sanctions within U.S.-UK tensions over free speech and political interference narratives.
The live blog includes discussions of Christmas messages from political leaders alongside the sanction news.

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