Amid direct criticism from Washington and Brussels’s unapologetic firmness, digital regulation has become a major point of transatlantic friction. Behind the diplomatic exchanges and the opening of a limited dialogue, a fundamental divergence is taking shape regarding the very role of regulation: an instrument of sovereignty for the European Union, an economic barrier for the United States. Transatlantic relations regarding digital regulation are entering a more transparent—and more tense—phase. Two nearly simultaneous announcements, from the American and European sides,…
