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EU Claims 'Sovereign Right' To Regulate Tech After Trump Threat

The EU has already slapped heavy fines on US behemoths including Meta and Apple under its new digital rules (Credit: AFP)

The European Commission Tuesday asserted the "sovereign right" to regulate the activities of tech giants within the bloc and rejected claims by President Donald Trump that its rules unfairly harm US firms.

Brussels has adopted a powerful legal arsenal aimed at reining in tech giants, particularly through the Digital Markets Act (DMA) covering competition and Digital Services Act (DSA) on content moderation.

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