The six so-called “gatekeepers” are: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft. The Commission says a total of 22 core […] TechCrunch Desktop Logo TechCrunch Mobile Logo.

On September 6, 2023, the European Commission (EC) returned from its summer break with full force and announced the designation of six tech companies as so-called “gatekeepers” under the EU’s ...

Early on Wednesday, the EU Commission shared a list of the 22 “Core Platform Services” that need to comply with the Digital Markets Act. The DMA restricts companies from mandating their own ...

The European Commission today designated Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., ByteDance Ltd., Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. as gatekeepers under the European Union’s DMA ...

Per Bloomberg, the EU has tentatively concluded that iMessage isn’t popular enough with business users to warrant being designated as a gatekeeper service:. In order to fall under the scope of ...