Government Accountability

EU’s Crackdown on Meta and TikTok Exposes the Perils of Overreach in Digital Regulation

By Economics Desk | October 24, 2025

The European Union targets Meta and TikTok with potential multi-billion dollar fines for alleged transparency violations under strict Digital Services Act rules—raising serious questions about regulatory overreach that puts American innovation and user freedom at risk.

In a move that underscores the widening clash between global regulators and American technology companies, the European Union announced on Friday that Meta and TikTok breached its stringent transparency regulations, opening the door for possible fines reaching billions of dollars. This latest salvo under the EU’s sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) reveals how Brussels’ heavy-handed approach is not just challenging tech giants but also threatening core principles of innovation, user freedom, and national sovereignty—values essential to America’s continued leadership in the digital age. Is Europe Overstepping Its Bounds Under the Guise of Transparency? The DSA was presented as a pioneering...

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