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EU designates six Big Tech companies and 22 services under ‘gatekeeper’ law

By Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts and Tono Gil ( September 6, 2023, 09:38 GMT | Insight) -- Alphabet’s Chrome browser, Meta’s advertising business and ByteDance’s TikTok platform are among 22 “core platform services” today formally designated as important gateways to online power and warranting stricter regulation. The European Commission is also launching five investigations to see if further Microsoft and Apple services, such as iMessage and Edge, warrant classification as “core platform services.”Alphabet’s Chrome browser, Meta’s advertising business and ByteDance’s TikTok platform are among 22 “core platform services” today formally designated as important gateways to online power and warranting stricter regulation. ...

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