Trump threatens to launch tariff attack on EU tech regulation

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Trump threatens to launch tariff attack on EU tech regulation

''Regulations that dictate how American companies interact with consumers in the European Union, like the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act, will face scrutiny from the Administration.''

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It’s hard to keep track of the times Donald Trump has threatened other countries with tariffs as a measure of pressure. Ever since he took office on January 20, he has spewed them several times a week (or even several times a day). Last Friday in a memorandum signed in the White House with this headline: “Defense from American companies and innovators against extortion, fines and unfair sanctions abroad.” In it, the president of the United State…