Overview

• FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, speaking at the Mobile World Congress, called the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) incompatible with America's free speech traditions.
• Carr expressed concerns that the DSA's content moderation rules could lead to excessive censorship and limit diverse opinions online.
• The DSA, effective for a year, aims to curb illegal content and platform misuse, with potential fines for violations; companies like Meta and X are currently under investigation.
• Carr's remarks come as tensions between the U.S. and EU escalate, with U.S. officials accusing Europe of imposing burdensome regulations and threatening tariffs in retaliation.
• EU officials defended their regulatory approach, emphasizing competitiveness and plans for further reforms in the tech sector, including a harmonized digital single market.