US Denies Visas to Ex-EU Commissioner, 4 Others Over Tech Rules Clash

• The US State Department denied visas to former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and four others, accusing them of coercing American social media platforms into censorship.
• Breton, described as the "mastermind" of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), often clashed with tech tycoons like Elon Musk over compliance.
• The DSA imposes content moderation and transparency standards, which US conservatives view as censorship against right-wing thought, an accusation the EU denies.
• Other individuals targeted include Imran Ahmed (CCDH), Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon (HateAid), and Clare Melford (GDI).
• The US also suspended a tech cooperation deal with Britain, attacking its Online Safety Act, citing "America First" policy and rejection of "extraterritorial overreach."

Why It Matters: US escalates tech regulation dispute, denying visas and attacking EU/UK laws as censorship.