The EU will force these platforms to open up to rivals, and here’s when

The EU will force these platforms to open up to rivals, and here’s when

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The European Commission has revealed its list of gatekeeper platforms.
These platforms will need to open up to rivals within six months.
Designated gatekeepers include Android, iOS, Windows, Google Play, and the Apple App Store.

The European Commission signed the Digital Markets Act (DMA) last year, which would see specific Big Tech platforms designated gatekeepers. This means these platforms would be forced to open up to rivals.

Now, the EU has officially announced the list of gatekeeper platforms that will need to play nicely with rivals. Six companies are included on the list, namely Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Bytedance, Meta, and Microsoft.