Twenty-four European companies have banded together to accuse big tech of not doing enough to engage with smaller rivals ahead of an EU regulatory deadline.
In an open letter, the companies that include eco-friendly search engine Ecosia and Swedish media group Schibsted, say that Google parent company Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, TikTok-owner ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft, should seek their input on how to comply with digital competition rules.
Years in the making, the EU’s big tech regulation crusade is about to have tangible effects. As part of the landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), in September last year the Commission designated six so-called gatekeeper companies (the usual suspects listed above).
Starting March 6 of this year, they will need to comply with the DMA obligations for their specified core platform services. These include things like opening up app stores for sideloading and making their messaging apps work with those of other developers.
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