FCC chair says U.S. will defend interests of its tech giants as European rules stoke tension

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr speaks during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing titled Connecting America: Oversight of the FCC, on Capitol Hill on Thursday, March 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) BARCELONA - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Monday vowed to defend the interests of America's technology companies against "excessive" European regulation as he urged for a "level and fair playing field." Speaking in front of an audience of tech industry leaders and analysts at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona, Carr said the European Union's tech rules have been perceived by U.S. tech giants as "excessive" and "incompatible" with American values. He referred specifically to the EU's Digital Services Act, a landmark piece of regulation from the bloc that aims to tackle illegal and harmfu ... Read full article.