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US Blocks EU Tech Officials Over Digital LawsFive Europeans, including Thierry Breton, face US visa bans amid clashes over digital content rules and regulatory sovereignty.
- The US barred Thierry Breton and four others for alleged censorship and coercion related to social media platform regulations.
- Breton, former EU internal market commissioner, is recognized as the architect of the Digital Services Act enforcing stricter content policing.
- The European Commission condemned the sanctions and pledged to defend its regulatory independence against unjustified US actions.
- France and Germany denounced the bans as intimidation against European digital sovereignty established through democratic processes.
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