John Dinkelman

Top of the list of the five Europeans is Thierry Breton, the former tech regulator at the European Commission, who's often clashed with tycoons such as Elon Musk over their obligations to follow EU rules.

Mr Breton has been described by the State Department as the mastermind of the Digital Services Act, a major piece of legislation that imposes content moderation and

and other standards on social media platforms operating in Europe.

The DSA has become a bitter rallying point for US conservatives, who see it as a weapon of censorship against right-wing thought, an accusation the EU furiously denies.

Thierry Breton said the ban was a witch hunt and compared it to US attempts to suppress alleged ties to communism during the McCarthy era in the 1950s.

Among the others being targeted is Annalena von Hordenberg, the co-founder of the NGO HateAid.

Earlier this month, the EU fined Musk's ex $140 million for violating DSA rules.

It said the blue tick verification badge was deceptive and did not ensure the users were verified and actual people.

This provoked a backlash from the US government, which suggested that key European businesses such as Accenture, DHL, Siemens and Spotify could be targeted in response.

Washington is also attacking the UK's Online Safety Act, which tries to impose content moderation requirements on major social media platforms.

Last week, the White House suspended implementation of a tech cooperation deal with Britain.

A senior State Department official has been quoted as saying that the president wants to ensure he has individuals in these various nations who advance the America First agenda.

Is there something about the way various senior diplomats behave that means they aren't supporting this America First agenda, that they're doing something else?

Africa has seen the biggest number of removals of diplomats from their posts.

What do you think that says about the relationship between the United States under President Trump and African nations?

This has the potential then to make toys actually real friends of the children they're given to.

Is that right?

Sounds absolutely fabulous.

What is the concern?

One of the things that the alarm has been raised over has been about a potential impact on children's development.