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Europeans agree EU should enforce rules on Big Tech, says poll

People in France, Germany and Spain agree that the EU should not back down on enforcing its rules on Big Tech even if that upsets Donald Trump, according to a poll out Thursday.

The EU’s digital rulebooks have been taking heat from the U.S. administration and top tech executives, who accuse Brussels of stacking the deck against American companies.

The European Commission has said repeatedly in recent days that it isn’t planning to give in to U.S. pressure, amid fears that tech laws and in particular the Digital Markets Act are a bargaining chip in a trade truce being negotiated with Washington.

Close to two-thirds of respondents to a survey by YouGov — commissioned by the non-profit organizations People vs Big Tech and WeMove Europe — said Europe should continue to enforce its laws even if this damages relations with the U.S. president.

Only about 1 in 10 respondents to the survey said Brussels should loosen its grip on U.S. tech giants to smooth things over with Washington.

YouGov surveyed around 2,000 respondents in each of France, Germany and Spain between June 5 and June 16.

The poll also reported that about twice as many people support the EU breaking up tech giants compared to those who think it shouldn’t.

“It seems obvious that European citizens in their day-to-day life care about the enforcement of fair competition. It’s no surprise that there is a clear majority in favor of legislation like the DMA,” said German center-right lawmaker Andreas Schwab. “No one wants to be ripped off!”

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