European Union tells Trump to step off in spat over social media rules The E.U. pushed back on threats over the regulation of Big Tech, which some of the president’s allies in the industry oppose.

Aug. 27, 2025, 4:42 PM EDT

By Ja'han Jones

The European Union has told the United States to step off as the Trump administration tries to intimidate its members out of regulating social media companies.

As I’ve reported previously , the administration and some of its allies in Big Tech have objected to European regulations, like the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, that are meant to curb the dissemination of disinformation, hate speech and abusive content targeting children on social media platforms. Opponents of these rules claim they are either burdensome on tech compan

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