European Union Says Tech Laws ‘Off the Table’ in US Trade Talks

The Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act have both been heavily criticized by the Trump administration.

U.S. and European Union flags outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 20, 2017. Francois Lenoir/Reuters

The European Union pushed back against American criticism of its tech rules amid ongoing trade negotiations with the United States.

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) reins in the power of very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSEs), including U.S. companies Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft.