Overview

• EU Vice‑President Henna Virkkunen said the bloc will keep applying the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, posting the pledge on X on September 1.
• Virkkunen’s letter to Rep. Jim Jordan states the DSA and DMA are sovereign EU laws passed by overwhelming majorities and that they fully respect fundamental rights, including freedom of expression.
• The letter asserts the EU rules have no extraterritorial jurisdiction in the United States and focuses on consumer protection, including tackling disinformation, online hate, counterfeits and dangerous products.
• The House Judiciary Committee plans a hearing Wednesday on EU tech regulation titled “the threat of Europe to freedom of expression and innovation in America.”
• Former EU commissioner Thierry Breton declined an invitation to testify, saying the European Commission should respond, and Virkkunen noted she met Jordan and committee members in Brussels in July.