Ep 76: The "Atlantic Divide": US vs EU Digital Regulation

In this episode of the In Conversation with IPR and Competition Law Podcast, our Founder and Host Aditya Trivedi and Co-host Sania Bafna engage in a detailed discussion with Mr. Dirk Auer regarding "The 'Atlantic Divide': US vs. EU Digital Regulation". They examine whether the distinction between the U.S. protecting competition and the EU protecting competitors has become a permanent chasm in the era of the DMA. The conversation analyzes the "error cost" framework, the risk of "false positives" in EU regulation, and the geopolitical tensions arising from "trade-for-tech" negotiations involving tariffs and visa restrictions. They also address the emergence of "digital second-class citizenship" as major AI features and hardware functions are withheld from the European market and speculate on whether the two regions are headed toward completely different internets by 2030.