Europe’s move against Big Tech is good for us

Europe’s move against Big Tech is good for us
The new legislation around Big Tech is likely to force change on a global level. (Image: Getty)
Peter Griffin
You have to hand it to the Europeans. While antitrust cases against the tech giants drag on in the United States, the European Union (EU) has finalised new rules that could actually break the stranglehold that a handful of mainly US companies have on the internet.The final text of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) released last Friday by the European Commission outlines sweeping digital regulations that will have tech executives in Palo Alto and Mountain View cradling their heads in despair.In development since 2020, the legislation is th...

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