Tech company penalties hang over Trump’s UK state visit

Published September 17, 2025 11:23am ET



LONDON — President Donald Trump is emphasizing technological cooperation and innovation during his visit to the United Kingdom, but strict regulations and the prospect of billions in penalties levied against American tech companies remain some of the biggest sticking points in talks with his British counterparts.

In July, the British government designated Apple and Google as having “strategic market status,” the first designations handed down under the U.K.’s recently enacted Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act.

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