The U.S. State Department is reportedly developing an online portal to provide access to content banned by European and other governments.

The portal aims to bypass censorship by granting access to restricted content, including purported hate speech and terrorist propaganda. The site, set to launch at “freedom.gov,” is led by Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers, Reuters reported on Thursday.

Officials had explored adding a virtual private network (VPN) feature to make users' traffic appear as if it came from the U.S., while ensuring that site activity would not be monitored.

The project was scheduled for announcement at last week's Munich Security Conference, but was postponed for undisclosed reasons. Sources told the publication that some State Department officials, including lawyers, have raised concerns about the plan.

The State Department did not immediately respond to Benzinga‘s request for comments.

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