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flag U.S. visa bans on EU officials spark French outrage, with Macron calling them coercion aimed at undermining Europe’s digital sovereignty.

flag French President Emmanuel Macron condemned U.S. visa bans on former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European officials, calling the move "intimidation and coercion" aimed at undermining Europe’s digital sovereignty. flag The U.S. imposed the restrictions on individuals linked to efforts combating online disinformation and hate speech, accusing them of pressuring American tech platforms to suppress viewpoints. flag Macron and EU officials defended the EU’s Digital Services Act as a democratically adopted, sovereign regulation applying only within Europe to ensure fair competition and lawful content online. flag They stressed that digital governance is a European matter and rejected U.S. interference.

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