EU officials agree on landmark rules to rein in Big Tech's dominance

European Union officials agreed Thursday on a landmark provisional agreement aimed at clamping down on the biggest online companies, dubbed digital...

BRUSSELS — European Union officials agreed Thursday on a landmark provisional agreement aimed at clamping down on the biggest online companies, dubbed digital “gatekeepers,” by laying out a list of dos and don’ts.

With those rules, the bloc is seeking to prevent tech giants like Google, Meta and Apple from dominating digital markets, a change from its previous practice of issuing big fines for past antitrust violations. “The DMA will directly ban these practices and create a fairer and more competitive economic space for new players and European businesses,” he said.

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