Lima Reporter

Rep. Jim Jordan, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Ohio’s 4th district since 2007, raised concerns on July 25, 2025, about European regulators’ efforts to remove online content and their potential implications for global free speech.

In a tweet posted on July 25, Jordan stated: "In France, regulators want to silence debate about Europe’s mass migration policies. Police sought the removal of this post satirically noting that permissive French immigration and citizenship policies may have caused a violent attack by a Syrian asylum seeker."

On the same day, he also referenced regulatory actions in Poland: "In Poland, regulators want to silence debate about electric vehicles. They directed TikTok to remove a video that simply stated, 'electric cars are neither ecological nor an economical solution.'"

Jordan concluded his series of tweets with a warning regarding the broader impact of such regulatory measures: "These takedowns were national in scope—but they may not stay that way. European courts have empowered national regulators to issue global content removal orders, meaning that this censorship could be also coming to the U.S." (July 25).

Jim Jordan has represented Ohio's 4th District in Congress since replacing Mike Oxley in 2007 and previously served in both chambers of Ohio's state legislature. He was born in Troy, Ohio in 1964 and currently resides in Urbana. Jordan holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Capital University.