"The Trump administration is weighing sanctions against certain European Union and member-state officials involved in enforcing the bloc's Digital Services Act, according to anonymous sources cited by Reuters. Sanctions under consideration could include visa restrictions, though details remain unclear, the sources said. The administration argues the Act amounts to censorship of conservative American ideas and an attack on US tech companies. EU officials frame the DSA as a bulwark against illegal content."
"On Monday, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social the US may "impose substantial additional Tariffs on that Country's Exports to the U.S.A., and institute Export restrictions on our Highly Protected Technology and Chips" on "all Countries with Digital Taxes, Legislation, Rules, or Regulations." "We are monitoring increasing censorship in Europe with great concern but have no further information to provide at this time," a State Department spokesperson told Reuters."
The US government is considering sanctions, including visa restrictions, against EU and member-state officials involved in enforcing the Digital Services Act. The US characterizes the DSA as censorship of conservative American ideas and an attack on US tech companies, while EU officials describe the law as protecting against illegal content and disinformation. President Trump warned of imposing substantial additional tariffs and export restrictions on countries with digital taxes or regulations. The State Department said it is monitoring increasing censorship in Europe. Targeting individual officials would be an unusual tactic. The DSA, effective in 2022, requires very large platforms to authenticate published content.
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