EU agrees new Act to curb the power of Big Tech

Tom Allen
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Google has been one of the fiercest opponents of the Digital Markets Act, insisting it could "reduce innovation and choice available to Europeans"
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Google has been one of the fiercest opponents of the Digital Markets Act, insisting it could "reduce innovation and choice available to Europeans"

EU lawmakers have finalised the structure of the Digital Markets Act, which threatens the power of Big Tech firms like AWS, Google and Meta.

The European Commission has moved quickly to push the Digital Markets Act (DMA) through the approvals process; it was first introduced in December 2020. The Act aims to limit the ability of larg...

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