Henna Virkkunen, European Commissioner for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy gives a press conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. OMAR HAVANA / AP
The EU will keep enforcing its tech regulations across the bloc, its digital chief Henna Virkkunen said Monday, September 1, despite threats from US President Donald Trump. The rules protect rights including freedom of expression, she posted on X, adding: "I will keep enforcing them, for our kids, citizens and businesses."
Brussels has already asserted its "sovereign right" to regulate the activities of tech giants wanting access to the European Union's 450 million well-off consumers. Its two main pieces of legislation, the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), aim to keep harmful content off the internet and ensure fair competition.
But Trump, who has shaken up global trade by imposing tariffs on America's trading partners, has threatened to add levies on those he accuses of targeting US tech companies.
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