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EU Urged to Toughen Digital Rules Against U.S. Tech Giants

12/7/2025

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The European Commission faces pressure to enforce digital rules against U.S. tech giants like Elon Musk's X.
Bas Eickhout, European Green Party co-chair, urges tougher penalties, calling €120 million insufficient.
Eickhout says the EU must resist U.S. influence, describing it as division.
U.S. officials, including Vice President JD Vance, call the EU's actions censorship and an attack on American companies.

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The European Commission faces pressure to enforce digital rules against U.S. tech giants like Elon Musk's X.
Bas Eickhout, European Green Party co-chair, urges tougher penalties, calling €120 million insufficient.
Eickhout says the EU must resist U.S. influence, describing it as division.
U.S. officials, including Vice President JD Vance, call the EU's actions censorship and an attack on American companies.