The US denies a visa to former EU Commissioner Breton

Gli United States they announced sanctions against five European personalities committed to a rigid one regulation of technologywho are banned from staying in the US, including a former European CommissionerFrench Thierry Breton. “For too long, European ideologues have conducted concerted actions to coerce American platforms to sanction American opinions that they oppose,” said the head of American diplomacy Marco Rubio his X.

“The administration Trump will no longer tolerate these flagrant acts of extraterritorial censorship“he added.

The role of Thierry Breton

The French Thierry Breton was European Commissioner for the internal market from 2019 to 2024, with broad expertise in particular on issues digital e industrial.

Other personalities sanctioned

Other people punished include representatives of ONG who fight against misinformation hey hate messages onlineincluding Imran Ahmed, Clare Melford, Anna-Lena von Hodenbergfounder of HateAida German NGO, e Josephine Ballonof the same association.

Trump’s offensive against EU rules

The President of the United States Donald Trump is waging a far-reaching offensive against the EU rules on technology which they impose on platforms the obligation to report i problematic contentwhich the United States considers censorship.

The regulatory power of the EU

L’UE actually has themost powerful legal arsenal to the world for regulate digital.