_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
The United States and European Union are locked in a fundamental clash over who controls online speech.
Brussels — where the EU operates — insists it has the right to set standards for a 450-million-person market. The conflict centers on the EU's Digital Services Act, which requires platforms to limit illegal content and supposedly increase transparency.
The tension escalated dramatically when the EU imposed a €120 million fine against Elon Musk’s social media platform X. US officials responded with visa sanctions on European regulators and accusations that Brussels is conducting a "decade-long" censorship campaign.
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