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Early 2026 saw intensified US congressional scrutiny of foreign censorship pressures, with House Judiciary Committee's February report on EU's decade-long campaign against American media, hearings on Europe's threats, and a March 16 letter to Meta's Zuckerberg demanding records preservation on foreign-compelled moderation. Democrats countered with a February 24 hearing alleging Trump administration censorship. Germany's January law enables raids on tech offices without judges, while social media researchers sued Trump admin on March 10 over visa denials framed as censorship.

As of March 5, 2026, Wyoming HB0070 (GRANITE Act) remains on Senate General File after Appropriations 'Do Pass' on March 2, with no consideration on March 3 and no further actions.<grok:render type="render_inline_citation"><argument name="citation_id">10</argument></grok:render> Alphabet and YouTube have issued no public response to the 16 state AGs' February 17 letter despite approaching deadline.<grok:render type="render_inline_citation"><argument name="citation_id">11</argument></grok:render> Recent X shadowban complaints from March 3-5 are low-engagement, non-political, and from diverse users, mirroring prior patterns without conservative, election, or vaccine specificity.<grok:render type="render_inline_citation"><argument name="citation_id">36</argument></grok:render><grok:render type="render_inline_citation"><argument name="citation_id">37</argument></grok:render> Freedom.gov and Newsom TikTok probe show no updates.