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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor

European leaders condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates

Emmanuel Macron
France’s President Emmanuel Macron criticised the move by the US, saying it was aimed at undermining European digital sovereignty. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA

European leaders including Emmanuel Macron have accused Washington of “coercion and intimidation”, after the US imposed a visa ban on five prominent European figures who have been at heart of the campaign to introduce laws regulating American tech companies.

The visa bans were imposed on Tuesday on Thierry Breton, the former EU commissioner and one of the architects of the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), and four anti-disinformation campaigners, including two in Germany and two in the UK.

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