Macron and EU condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#72CFE)
Washington accused of coercion and intimidation' after five Europeans behind campaign to regulate US tech giants targeted
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the European Union have accused Washington of coercion and intimidation", after the US imposed a visa ban on five prominent European figures who have been at heart of the campaign to introduce laws regulating American tech giants.
The visa bans were imposed on Tuesday on Thierry Breton, a former EU commissioner and one of the architects of the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), and four anti-disinformation campaigners, including two in Germany and two in the UK.
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