Rogers: EU Digital Services Act acts as censorship tariff on US tech
Sarah B. Rogers · Europe's Free Speech Failure and the "Censorship Industrial Complex" with Sarah B. Rogers · Jan 22, 2026 · at 19:17
Sarah B. Rogers, US Under Secretary of State, speaking at Davos 2024 on European digital compliance costs imposed on US tech platforms.
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“I've referred to the DSA before as a censorship tariff, because the cost of maintaining the censorship apparatus under the DSA is intentionally levied on specific companies, mostly American ones.”
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