Tech giants face sweeping changes to how they operate in the EU after the bloc hammered out a deal on a new law that paves the way for multibillion-euro fines and acquisition bans for the worst transgressors.
The new Digital Markets Act (DMA), agreed on by negotiators in Brussels on Thursday, targets so-called gatekeeper companies — platforms such as Facebook and Google — with the power to control distribution in their markets...
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