Google makes new proposal to stave off EU antitrust fine, document showsThe US tech giant has been under pressure after being hit in March with European Union antitrust charges of unfairly favouring its own serv...
02 Jul, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
Meta will only make limited changes to pay-or-consent model, EU saysMeta Platforms made only limited changes to its pay-or-consent model, and EU regulators cannot confirm compliance with an antitrust order. ...
27 Jun, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
Apple, Meta likely to face modest fines over DMA breaches, sources sayBoth companies have been in the European Commission's crosshairs since last year for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act which co...
11 Mar, 2025, 01.20 AM IST
EU denies picking on US tech giants, says US also tackling monopolisationThe EU reassured US lawmakers that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) isn’t targeting American tech giants but aims to ensure fair competition. ...
07 Mar, 2025, 10.20 PM IST
Google faces call from DuckDuckGo for new EU probes into tech rule compliancePrivacy-focused internet search engine DuckDuckGo, which research company Statista said had a global market share of 0.54% in January this ...
21 Nov, 2024, 07.52 AM IST
EU to assess if Apple's iPad OS complies with bloc's tech rulesThe move by the EU executive, which acts as the bloc's competition enforcer, followed Apple's publication of a compliance report for its iP...
04 Nov, 2024, 06.56 PM IST
Google says will defend its DMA compliance in coming monthsGoogle will continue to defend the way it complies with the Digital Markets Act in the coming months, the Alphabet unit said on Monday, aft...
25 Mar, 2024, 03.59 PM IST
Google defends Digital Markets Act changes, cites complex trade-offsGoogle faces criticism for changes under EU tech rules. Oliver Bethell discusses trade-offs for balancing interests. DMA aims to regulate B...
21 Mar, 2024, 08.50 AM IST
Go easy with the digital lassoIf a company meets the criteria in its self-assessment, it must report to CCI within 90 days, which can designate it as Systemically Signif...
20 Mar, 2024, 01.09 AM IST
As Big Tech scrambles to meet EU rules, investigations seen as likelyIf any of the six tech giants are not compliant with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by the EU's Thursday deadline, they could face fines up ...
07 Mar, 2024, 11.35 AM IST
Big Tech app stores focus of EU digital crackdown: Margrethe VestagerIn an interview, EU's competition chief Margrethe Vestager said she’s most concerned about smaller app stores being given fair access to op...
06 Mar, 2024, 12.12 AM IST
Apple's new EU measures draw complaint from 34 digital organisationsChanges Apple is making to its services in the European Union "make a mockery" of new antitrust rules in the bloc, 34 digital organisations...
02 Mar, 2024, 07.54 PM IST
Apple App Store changes ‘a step in the wrong direction’: MicrosoftThe new App Store changes, announced ahead of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) in March, will require developers using third-party app stor...
30 Jan, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
Windows 11 users can now uninstall Microsoft Edge, Bing & disable adsThe update also includes changes to the Widgets Board, enabling the removal of Microsoft News and ads feed.
20 Nov, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
Meta appeals against EU gatekeeper status for Messenger, MarketplaceAs part of its latest crackdown on Big Tech, the EU in September picked 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by six of the world's biggest tech co...
15 Nov, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
EU designates six big tech gatekeepers under DMA, introduces provisions for finesThe European Commission has also opened four market investigations to further assess Microsoft's and Apple's submissions arguing that, desp...
06 Sep, 2023, 04.12 PM IST
Big Tech's core businesses face overhaul under EU tech rulesA list of dos and don'ts set out in the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) will force the sector to radically reshape its core busi...
06 Sep, 2023, 03.10 PM IST