European officials and tech companies clash over digital sovereignty and censorship

There's a growing debate between European Union officials and major U.S. tech companies about how Europe should regulate the internet. Google has warned the EU against policies that would 'erect walls' in the name of tech sovereignty, while a survey shows nearly half of Europeans would support banning the platform X for breaking EU laws.

Separately, U.S. lawmakers held a hearing on what they call EU censorship, where a Finnish politician testified about free speech concerns. An audio clip of Trump mocking a California governor at the World Economic Forum was revealed to be AI-generated, highlighting the misinformation issues at the center of these debates.