- ORIGINAL NEWS
Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and others accused by rivals of not respecting new EU competition rules
- SUMMARY
Companies like Ecosia, Qwant, and Shibsted have signed an open letter to the European Commission and the European Parliament, expressing concerns that tech giants like Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok aren’t cooperating with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).
These “gatekeepers”, as defined by the EU, haven’t been adequately engaging with other companies and haven’t been transparent about their compliance with the DMA.
They’re required to ensure their messaging apps work with rivals’, let users choose pre-installed apps, and avoid self-preferencing.
The signatories urged the tech giants to engage better with businesses and customers, and for the EU Commission and Parliament to enforce compliance.
They highlighted the upcoming March 7 deadline for the gatekeepers to comply with the DMA and urged action to ensure a fair and competitive digital market in Europe.
- NEWS SENTIMENT CHECK
- Overall sentiment:
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Positive
“EU policy makers have the choice to deliver a digital market that delivers fair competition and choice for European consumers and business.”
“Last week, the EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager met with the CEOs of Apple, Alphabet, and Qualcomm to discuss regulation and competition policy compliance, according to a post by Vestager on X.”
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“The firms have called on the European Commission and the European Parliament to do everything in their power to ensure the gatekeepers comply with the letter and spirit of the Digital Markets Act.”
“The signatories say that companies defined by the EU as “gatekeepers,” including Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok owner ByteDance, haven’t done enough to engage effectively with them and others in their industry.”