The EU really isn’t done with Big Tech. Reliable sources say that the EU is composing a “hit list” of up to 20 big tech firms that would face harsher regulations than smaller rivals. This could involve mandatory data sharing and greater transparency: rules that could help level the playing field when applied.
As Jon Fingas wrote over the weekend, it’s likely to be a pretty US-centric laundry list, think Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon. It could be well dovetail with that US House subcommittee investigation into accusations that these companies wield monopoly powers.
The list would be based on criteria like market share, user counts and the dependency others have on their platforms. And the timing could be everything – The digital Services Act, set to renovate EU’s internet regulations, is due in early December.
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