US tech moguls will take ring-side seats for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th US president today, but the new mandate is set to test Europe's regulation of the tech sector. View on euronew

Lawmakers want the European Commission to resist potential Trump pressure to soften rules that rein in U.S. tech giants.

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have accused the EU of protectionism and censorship, urging the administration of Donald Trump to intervene. The European Commission, however, defends its right to enforce EU regulations pertaining to digital giants.

According to The New York Times, Zuckerberg met with Trump adviser Stephen Miller in late November and was told by Miller that he could help America, but on Trump’s terms. Miller said that Trump was taking on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, as well as cracking down on immigration.

President-elect Trump should push back on efforts in Europe and other countries to crack down on the US tech industry, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

The technology world has embraced Donald Trump, with many CEOs seeing opportunities in his 'America First', anti-regulation policies, reports Work and Technology Correspondent Brian O'Donovan.

Mark Zuckerberg's claims that EU data laws censor social media were firmly denied by the European Commission, which stated the regulations only target illegal content, not lawful material.

BRUSSELS — Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg was not telling the truth when he said the European Union was institutionalizing censorship, the bloc’s top tech official said.

Zuckerberg has called on Trump to protect US companies from EU fines – following Meta's moderation policy reversal last week.

X owner Musk has repeatedly clashed with EU regulators, while some European politicians have accused him of meddling in elections, such as with his streamed conversation with the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany. Musk has said the criticism is an affront to democracy and free speech.

He complained on the world's biggest podcast that in the last 10 years "people started pushing for ideologically based censorship."

Mark Zuckerberg appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast last week. President-elect Trump should push back on efforts in Europe and other countries to crack down on the US tech industry ...