The European Union (EU) will continue to enforce its digital law despite criticism from the United States , a senior EU official said after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose higher tariffs on countries that enforce the regulation.
European Commission Executive Vice President Henna Virkkunen said on social media platform X that the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) are "sovereign legislation" that applies to all online platforms operating in the bloc.
"The DSA and DMA are our sovereign legislation," Virkkunen said, stressing that the regulations are non-discriminatory and apply equally to all companies providing services in the EU.
Trump warned on Tuesday (August 26) that the US would impose "substantial additional tariffs" and export restrictions on countries that adopt digital taxes or laws targeting US tech giants.
In a letter sent on Monday to US Congressman Jim Jordan, who also serves as chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee, Virkkunen said that EU digital legislation does not have extraterritorial reach and asserted that any services offered in the bloc must comply with EU law, regardless of where the company is headquartered.
