You can accuse the US politicians of a lot but hiding in the shadows is probably the last thing you can say about the current USA administration.

it's even funnier considering EU's shadowy chat control adoption

Vance is hardly operating in the shadows. He is a very public figure.

If there were an EU shadow cabal who exactly would you run to help for?

When Bonasera’s daughter is assaulted and the perpetrators released, he goes to Don Corleone. That makes sense. It’s not funny or ironic that he turns to criminals to help with criminals.

You need power to counter power.

Probably because the admin has been vocal and proactive about extraterritorial overreach by European countries hellbent on global censorship programs.

The UK has thrown thousands of people in jail for speech on social media, as has Germany. Both of those countries also attempt to censor speech OUTSIDE of their own countries too.

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/20...