"The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the European Union have accused Washington of coercion and intimidation, after the US imposed a visa ban on five prominent European figures who have been at heart of the campaign to introduce laws regulating American tech giants. The visa bans were imposed on Tuesday on Thierry Breton, a former EU commissioner and one of the architects of the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), and four anti-disinformation campaigners, including two in Germany and two in the UK."
"The DSA is seen by Washington as a form of censorship while European leaders say the regulations are necessary to control hate speech, but the row threatens to become part of a far wider existing cultural and political conflict between Donald Trump's administration and Europe. Artificial Intelligence and digital technologies were always likely to become a major theatre of confrontation between the US and Europe, as these technologies become ever more central to wielding power."
Washington imposed visa bans on five prominent European figures, including Thierry Breton and four anti-disinformation campaigners, citing efforts to coerce American platforms. The targeted individuals include Imran Ahmed, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, Josephine Ballon, and Clare Melford. US secretary of state Marco Rubio framed the bans as a response to alleged extraterritorial censorship by European ideologues. European leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, described the measures as intimidation and coercion that undermine European digital sovereignty. The Digital Services Act was adopted through democratic EU processes and is presented as a means to ensure fair competition and control hate speech within Europe. The row risks widening US–Europe political tensions over tech regulation.
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