“The Presidential Administration Donald Trump considers the possibility of imposing sanctions against EU officials or its Member States responsible for adopting regulation against IT companies. Source: European Truth writes, Reuters reported, citing two informed sources: according to Reuters, European officials involved in the adoption of the Digital Services Act can be included in the USA.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Writes “European Truth”, Reuters reported with reference to two informed sources
Details: According to Reuters, European officials involved in the adoption of the Digital Services Act can be included in potential sanctions. He praised the technological giants to make more efforts to combat illegal content and, above all, touched US companies.
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In the US, they publicly criticized the Digital Services Act, arguing that it imposes excessive restrictions on freedom of expression on the Internet.
Reuters sources claim that last week, Trump officials held internal meetings to potential imposing sanctions on EU representatives.
They add that the most likely options for sanctions are visa restrictions, but the US Department of State has not made the final decision.
“Such a step would be an unprecedented action that would exacerbate Trump’s administration against what it considers the attempt of Europe to suppress conservative voices,” Reuters reads.
Earlier it became known that the Trump administration instructed US diplomats in Europe to start a lobbying campaign against the Digital Services Act to achieve its change or cancellation.
In July, the US State Department criticized Europe for freedom of speech, stating that its regulation of social networks and other online platforms is “Orwell” censorship.