> the Digital Services Act […] The UK in particular

You do realize that the UK is not part of the EU? So I'm not sure how UK's supposed "weaponization" of Ofcom has anything to do with Macron's statement.

> which is repeatedly and routinely used by European nations to crack down on protected political speech.

I'm really looking forward to your sources here. The DSA does not contain any provisions that change anything about the legality of speech. It's mostly meant to harmonize procedural aspects across the member states.

https://www.csis.org/blogs/europe-corner/does-eus-digital-se...

https://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/quick-take/a-clear-eyed-look-at-th...