U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the State Department, in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
The U.S. Department of State has announced sanctions against a number of individuals including the British head of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) Clare Melford, whose organization issued a report this summer listing “digital denialism” of Canadian residential schools as one example of “hate speech” that harms democracy.
Undersecretary of State Sarah Rogers linked to a Sept. 25 GDI report on hate speech in Canada in an X post to announce Melford’s travel ban, saying that GDI has interfered with speech on American platforms, including by questioning comments about Canadian residential schools.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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