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Credible reporting confirms that in May 2025 the U.S. State Department announced a visa-restriction policy targeting foreign nationals deemed to censor protected expression in the United States, with visas denied to those involved in censorship of Americans. Reuters states the policy would impose bans on foreign nationals it deems to be censoring Americans, while Time corroborates that the policy targets individuals engaged in censorship-related activities (including fact-checking and content moderation). The claim's phrasing as 'agents of the global censorship-industrial complex' is a rhetorical descriptor; the underlying policy matches the described effect of restricting entry for those involved in censorship of U.S. speech. Verdict: True; this reflects credible evidence that steps have been taken to restrict such visa entries.