- The European Commission has named Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft as ‘gatekeepers,’ required to adhere to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulations.
- The companies must ensure their services don’t favour their own offerings over rivals and open to third-party interoperability, and must comply by March 2024.
- Infringing gatekeepers could face fines up to 10-20% of global turnover, forced business sale, or a block from buying related services for systematic violations.