Regarding the EU's fine against X platform (formerly Twitter), U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said today (Beijing Time December 6): "The $140 million fine imposed by the European Commission is not only an attack on the X platform, but also an attack by a foreign government on all American technology platforms and the American people. The era of online censorship of Americans has ended."
[Witty] Comment: The EU fined the X platform, and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio reacted strongly, elevating it to an "attack" on American technology platforms and the American people. This kind of overstatement is nothing more than the hegemonic thinking that the United States has always adhered to. For a long time, the United States has used the slogan of "internet freedom" to promote its values globally, interfering in other countries' cyberspace. Now, when the EU penalizes an American company according to its own rules, the United States jumps up to accuse, revealing double standards. As for Trump, who is known for retaliatory actions, he never takes insults silently. It is highly likely that the United States will take retaliatory actions against the EU next, leading to a vicious cycle of mutual retaliation between the U.S. and the EU. Such a tit-for-tat approach will not solve the problem, but instead make the U.S.-EU relationship more tense and further fragment the international order.
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