The EU must either prove that its digital rules do not punish US tech companies and infringe on freedom of speech or change them, Donald Trump’s ambassador to the bloc has said, to ensure “a good relationship going forward”.
Andrew Puzder told the Financial Times that the US would make formal submissions to the European Commission under an ongoing review of its digital legislation, “to have some discussions about where the real points of disagreement are and how they can be addressed”.
“The Europeans believe that [the rules] are less restrictive and less targeted than the US believes, and I think we’re going to need to sit down and go through these acts with some care,” Puzder said, to ensure they did not “punish” US interests.