This Dutchman moved to San Francisco a year ago to help tech giants prepare for new EU rules

The European Union's senior envoy for digital to the U.S., Gerard de Graaf, has been working with tech giants to prepare them for the implementation of The Digital Services Act (DSA), which aims to reduce the spread of illegal online content and provide more accountability; de Graaf has noted a greater respect and understanding for the EU's position, especially regarding generative AI, and major tech leaders like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have shown signs of taking the DSA seriously.

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