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France slams US visa ban on European tech experts in spat over online regulation

Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, in November 2022. He has been denied a visa to the US over his role in establishing rules for social media giants. © Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD/AFP

France has condemned Washington's decision to bar a former European Commissioner and four other prominent tech monitors from entering the United States as part of an escalating dispute over EU efforts to regulate social media platforms. The US accuses them of working to censor Americans online.

French national Thierry Breton, former member of the European Commission and an architect of the EU's landmark digital regulations, is one of five people to be denied visas to the US.

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