Key Highlights
- Imran Ahmed heads the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).
- Clare Melford is the CEO of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI).
- They were denied US visas alongside a French ex-EU commissioner and two German anti-hate group leaders.
- The State Department's accusations involve coercing social media platforms.
- French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the visa denials.
