"The US just escalated its clash with Europe over tech regulation. The State Department said it has barred five Europeans, including the EU's former Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton and four members of digital campaign groups, from entering the country over what it called "censorship" of tech platforms. The visa bans were met with backlash from European leaders on X, who accused Washington of intimidation and political overreach."
"The dispute centers on the EU's Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, which imposes obligations on major tech platforms - many of which are based in the US - to police content and curb anti-competitive behavior. Companies in breach of it can be fined up to 6% of their global annual revenue. In a post on X late Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department would block leading figures of what he called "the global censorship-industrial complex" from entering the US."
"For far too long, ideologues in Europe have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose. The Trump Administration will no longer tolerate these egregious acts of extraterritorial censorship.Today, @StateDept will take steps to...- Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) December 23, 2025"
Washington barred five Europeans, including former EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton and four digital campaign group members, from entering the United States, citing censorship of American platforms. The move intensified a transatlantic dispute over the EU's Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, which require major tech platforms to police content and curb anti-competitive behavior and allow fines up to 6% of global revenue. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused European ideologues of coercing US platforms to punish American viewpoints. European leaders responded with accusations of intimidation and political overreach, and France vowed to defend digital sovereignty.
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