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European consumer protection chief brings digital regulation message to Silicon Valley

By Mike Swift ( April 16, 2026, 23:34 GMT | Comment) -- Michael McGrath, the European Commission’s consumer protection chief, visited Silicon Valley this week with a message: The EU’s planned Digital Fairness Act, set to be proposed by the end of this year, is not another layer of regulation but is instead necessary to fill gaps left by the EU’s main digital laws, such as the Digital Services Act. McGrath also met with leadership from the California Privacy Protection Agency, the US's sole standalone privacy regulator, in a meeting that could lead to closer ties and harmonization between European and Californian agencies.Michael McGrath, the EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and Consumer Protection, arrived in Silicon Valley this week with a message: the Digital Fairness Act being drafted in Brussels is not a new layer of digital regulation and would instead fill gaps in existing rules....

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