Trump threatens EU member states with sanctions, tariffs over digital law – Reuters

Administration of the President of the United States Donald Trump is considering imposing sanctions against officials of the European Union or individual member states responsible for the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA). About writes Reuters, citing informed sources.

Washington believes that this law restricts the freedom of speech of Americans and creates additional costs for US technology companies.

According to the agency, the sanctions may be formalized as a visa ban for certain European officials. The final decision has not yet been made, but internal discussions have already taken place in the US State Department.

On Monday, August 25, Trump threatened countries that impose digital taxes or other regulations with additional tariffs on imports of their goods.

The EU insists that the law aims to make the Internet safer and obliges large digital platforms to more effectively combat illegal content, including hate speech and child sexual abuse material.

Washington, on the other hand, claims that such rules lead to "excessive restrictions on freedom of expression" and additional costs for American companies.

Representatives of the European Commission call the accusations of censorship "completely unfounded" and emphasize that freedom of speech is a key principle of the DSA.

• On July 28, the European Commission announced that the Chinese online store Temu faces a fine of up to 6% of global turnover for violating the EU Digital Services Act (DSA).