EU rejects Trump's claim of unfair digital rules targeting US tech


FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed miniature model depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and European Union flag in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission rejected on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism that EU digital services rules unfairly target U.S. tech companies and denied they amounted to censorship.

Trump wrote on Monday he would impose additional tariffs on all countries with digital taxes, legislation or regulations, saying they were "all designed to harm or discriminateagainst American technology".

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