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EU moves to cut red tape with overhaul of AI and data privacy laws

Campaigners drove across Brussels on Wednesday with large billboards calling on EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to stand up to US President Donald Trump and Big Tech. © Nicolas Tucat, AFP

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to ease tech rules, arguing that a loosening of red tape could give Europe’s high-tech sector the breathing room to compete with global rivals.

Brussels boasts world-leading legislation on data privacy and artificial intelligence, but those efforts have drawn growing criticism – not only from Washington under President Donald Trump, but also from EU member states' governments and European businesses worried the bloc has overcorrected and risks inhibiting innovation as a result.

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