US, EU Feuds on Digital Rules Set to Erupt in 2026: Supply Lines

The US decision to impose visa bans on five European Union citizens opens a new front in the dispute over free speech and Europe’s digital-sovereignty project, according to new analysis from Bloomberg Economics.

The visa ban’s highest-profile target is Thierry Breton — a former EU commissioner, an architect of the EU’s Digital Services Act and long-time thorn in the side of US technology companies.

According to a recent research note from Chris Kennedy, lead economic statecraft analyst with Bloomberg Economics, the escalation could have wide-ranging affects on trade negotiations and more than $400 billion in transatlantic trade in digital ...