FTC calls on big tech to resist UK and EU demands to weaken encryption and censor content

Andrew Ferguson, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), during a Bloomberg Television interview in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. .

• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair wrote a letter to 13 US tech giants, calling on them to resist foreign demands to weaken encryption or censor content
• FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson specifically mentions the EU Digital Service Act, UK Online Safety Act, and UK Investigatory Powers Act as problematic
• The pledge comes days after the US managed to get the UK to drop the encryption backdoor demand against Apple

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is calling on US tech giants to resist foreign demands to either weaken the security of their users by breaking encryption protections or impose censorship on their platforms.