(FILES) Former European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton attends the funeral of the late French journalist Philippe Labro at the Saint-Germain-des-Pres church in Paris, on June 13, 2025. On December 23, 2025, the United States announced sanctions against five European figures committed to strict regulation of technology, including French former European Commissioner Thierry Breton, who are now banned from entering the country. The State Department justified the move by saying that the actions of these individuals amounted to "censorship" to the detriment of US interests. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)