United States of America: Office of the United States Trade Representative determined content removal orders against US social media platforms and preferential treatment of Pix instant payment system are actionable under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and proposed tariff action
Description
Office of the United States Trade Representative determined content removal orders against US social media platforms and preferential treatment of Pix instant payment system are actionable under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and proposed tariff action
On 1 June 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) determined that certain of Brazil's acts, policies and practices related to digital trade and electronic payment services are unreasonable and burden or restrict US commerce…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies), platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2025-07-15
under deliberation
2025-07-17
in consultation
2025-08-18
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