{"id":421503,"date":"2022-03-25T20:24:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eu-to-crack-down-on-big-tech-with-new-antitrust-regulations\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T20:24:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:24:17","slug":"eu-to-crack-down-on-big-tech-with-new-antitrust-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eu-to-crack-down-on-big-tech-with-new-antitrust-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"#EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a256f7c85239\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a256f7c85239\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eu-to-crack-down-on-big-tech-with-new-antitrust-regulations\/#%E2%80%9CEU_to_crack_down_on_Big_Tech_with_new_antitrust_regulations%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEU_to_crack_down_on_Big_Tech_with_new_antitrust_regulations%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>European Union officials have agreed on the language of new legislation aimed at reining in powerful American tech giants like Meta-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and Alphabet Inc.\u2019s Google.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>roval is pending for the EU\u2019s Digital Markets Act, which is designed to prevent tech firms from gaining monopolistic holds on online content.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation includes restrictions on gathering user data for the purpose of placing targeted ads \u2014 a key source of revenue for Google and Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>Large tech companies will also be prohibited from forcing users to set their products such as web browsers as the default option.<\/p>\n<p>The big firms will also be required to make sure their products and services have \u201cinteroperability\u201d with their competitors\u2019 offerings. <\/p>\n<p>That opens up the possibility, for example, of Telegram or Signal users being able to exchange messages with WhatsApp users. WhatsApp is owned by Facebook parent company Meta.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The proposed regulations are aimed at preventing tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook from gaining monopolistic power.\" class=\"wp-image-21659167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The proposed regulations are aimed at preventing tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Facebook from gaining monopolistic power.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new rules, which are expected to come into force as soon as this October, will apply to companies with a market capitalization of at least $83 billion and at least 45 million monthly users in the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Companies that are in violation of the regulations could be required to pay massive fines equal to 10% of global revenues. Firms that break the law also could be forced to divest some of their assets.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation must be officially adopted by the European Parliament and the 27-member EU before it becomes law.<\/p>\n<p>Europe has in recent years been more aggressive than the United States in regulating Big Tech, though public opinion in the US has shifted to the point where Congress and other regulatory agencies have increasingly scrutinized Silicon Valley firms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/sundar-pichai-google-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Tech firms like Google, which is run by Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai, have been accused of abusing their power to stamp out competition.\" class=\"wp-image-21659166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/sundar-pichai-google-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/sundar-pichai-google-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/sundar-pichai-google-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tech firms like Google, which is run by Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai, have been accused of abusing their power to stamp out competition.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat we have learned over these years is that we can correct in specific cases, we can punish illegal behavior,\u201d the EU\u2019s top competition officer, Margrethe Vestager, told reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when things become systemic, then we need regulation as well because, if there is a systemic misbehavior, if there are entrenched positions, then we need regulation to come in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor companies that play the role as gatekeepers, now the Digital Markets Act will set the rules of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apple said it was concerned that parts of the Digital Markets Act \u201cwill create unnecessary privacy and security vulnerabilities for our users while others will prohibit us from charging for intellectual property in which we invest a great deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tim-cook-apple-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Companies like Apple, which is run by CEO Tim Cook, will have to make their products &quot;interoperable&quot; with competitors' services, according to the proposed regulations.\" class=\"wp-image-21659163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tim-cook-apple-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tim-cook-apple-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tim-cook-apple-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Companies like Apple, which is run by CEO Tim Cook, will have to make their products \u201cinteroperable\u201d with competitors\u2019 services, according to the proposed regulations.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Media<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Google said it will study the text and work with regulators to implement it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we support many of the DMA\u2019s ambitions around consumer choice and interoperability, we remain concerned that some of the rules could reduce innovation and the choice available to Europeans,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon said it is reviewing what the rules mean for its customers. 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