EU rules reining in Big Tech will now target cloud services and AI, regulators sayThe European Union is expanding its Digital Markets Act to cover cloud and artificial intelligence services. This move aims to ensure faire...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
X not gatekeeper for business, rules EU in relief for Elon MuskElon Musk's X platform will not be subjected to the EU's strict competition rules under the Digital Markets Act. The European Commission fo...
17 Oct, 2024, 12.25 AM IST
Apple's iPadOS subject to tough tech rules, EU saysApple's iPad operating system is labeled a gatekeeper by EU antitrust regulators under the Digital Markets Act. The ecosystem locks in both...
29 Apr, 2024, 04.02 PM IST
Apple, Google, Meta targeted in EU's first Digital Markets Act probesThe law, effective from March 7, requires six gatekeepers - which provide services like search engines, social networks and chat apps used ...
25 Mar, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
X, ByteDance, Booking.com could face tough EU rulesThe Digital Markets Act (DMA) designates companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and 75 billion euros ($81 billion) in mar...
02 Mar, 2024, 07.50 PM IST
Apple's iMessage, Microsoft's Bing escape EU rulesFrom next month, the world's biggest digital firms, identified as "gatekeepers" by the EU, must comply with strict do's and don'ts under a ...
13 Feb, 2024, 06.07 PM IST
EU court rejects TikTok bid to suspend tough curbsSocial media TikTok on Friday lost a court bid to suspend strict new EU rules designating it a market "gatekeeper", pending a final ruling ...
10 Feb, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
EU's competition czar Vestager warns tech giants on new rulebookEU competition commissioner Vestager was on a visit to Silicon Valley where she met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and o...
13 Jan, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
TikTok asks EU court to suspend EU gatekeeper label until its rulingThe Digital Markets Act (DMA) requires TikTok and other designated gatekeepers Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Apple, Amazon and Microso...
02 Dec, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
TikTok joins Meta in appealing against EU gatekeeper statusMeta on Wednesday challenged the "gatekeeper" designations for its Messenger and Marketplace platforms, but did not appeal against the stat...
16 Nov, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
Microsoft, Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper statusAs part of its latest crackdown on Big Tech, the European Union in September picked 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by six of the world's big...
15 Nov, 2023, 11.05 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
Microsoft, Google to not challenge EU gatekeeper designationIn September, the European Union picked out 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by six of the biggest tech companies in the world, to face new ru...
14 Nov, 2023, 03.13 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
Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft say they meet EU gatekeeper thresholdUnder the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which entered into force last November, companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and a ...
04 Jul, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
Top EU judge expects a wave of litigation from tech giants against new tech lawThe Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in November, will classify online platforms with more than 45 million users as gatekee...
17 Mar, 2023, 09.51 PM IST