Earlier this month, the Dutch government banned David Icke, the controversial British “conspiracy theorist”, from entering the Netherlands and other Schengen countries in the EU for two years over fears that he may “disturb the public order”. Icke, a popular speaker, had been scheduled to give a speech at a peace rally in Amsterdam protesting the Ukraine war, the Dutch government and energy prices. His freedom of speech has been censored. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte tried to skirt questions about the censorship of David Icke, but did indicate that Icke was banned due to “anti-Semitic” speech and “conspiracy theories” that Amsterdam feared could lead to riots.
