EU's top tech enforcer Thierry Breton resigns and criticises EU Commission president 

Thierry Breton has been the Commissioner responsible for regulating tech giants operating within the bloc under the Digital Services Act. 

Thierry Breton, the influential EU Commissioner in charge of the internal market, has resigned from the bloc’s executive arm, saying that France was asked to provide a different nominee for the next European Commission.

The surprise move complicates Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s task to begin the new five-year term, likely delaying the planned November 1 start. It also underscores the difficult relationship between Ms von der Leyen and Mr Breton, who said in his resignation letter that her request was “further testimony to questionable governance".