Tech groups’ services could face bans if they breach rules, EU industry chief says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Technology firms’ services could be banned from the European market if they do not heed EU regulation, Europe’s industry chief Thierry Breton instructed German weekly Welt am Sonntag, as a result of the European Commission finalises tips on internet firms.
Breton will announce new draft tips usually referred to as the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act together with European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Dec. 2.
The tips will set out a list of do’s and don’ts for gatekeepers – on-line firms with market vitality – forcing them to share info with rivals and regulators and to not promote their services and merchandise unfairly.
The new draft tips come as critics of U.S. tech giants, which embrace firms and industry our our bodies, question the EU’s rulings in direction of Alphabet <GOOGL.O> unit Google, saying they have not curbed its allegedly anti-competitive behaviour. Some want EU enforcers …