EU digital services, markets proposals prompt a U.S. industry backlash

The European Union on Tuesday unveiled two new legislative proposals on digital services and markets, prompting pushback from U.S. trade associations that called the possible moves protectionist and discriminatory. The “ Digital Services Act ” and the “ Digital Markets Act ” would overhaul Europe’s rules governing the bloc’s digital economy and allow for the imposition of strong sanctions to enforce those rules. If enacted, the proposals would heavily impact U.S. tech giants like Google and Facebook, according to U.S...