Transatlantic trade war could have consequences for how we all use the internet

The visit of Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni to the White House this week led to optimistic noises about a trade deal between the European Union and the United States. But whatever happens over the next 90 days, don’t expect this all to go away easily. And watch out as tensions spread beyond trade in goods to the world of the big digital service companies such as Meta, Google and X, which are key players in Ireland’s economy. The tech bros running many of these companies rowed in behind Donald Trump in the run-up to the US presidential election. The…