BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission rejected on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism that EU digital services rules unfairly target U.S. tech companies and denied they amounted to censorship.

Trump wrote on Monday he would impose additional tariffs on all countries with digital taxes, legislation or regulations, saying they were “all designed to harm or discriminate against American technology”.

The United States and the European Union last week agreed a joint statement on a deal to limit most U.S. tariffs on EU goods exports to 15%, with little mention of digital services.

The Trump administration has consistently criticised the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which seeks to curb the power of tech giants, and the Digital Services Act, which requires large online platforms

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