EU targets 19 large tech companies over online content rules

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The European Union cites Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech companies in an effort to enforce its Digital Services Act.

The EU’s commissioner for internal markets, Thierry Breton, said 19 companies and their services — including Apple Inc.’s AAPL App Store; Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN Marketplace; Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL GOOG Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping and YouTube; Meta Platforms Inc.’s META Facebook and Instagram; and Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT Bing and LinkedIn — must adhere to the Digital Services Act, which requires them to perform risk management, conduct...

The EU’s commissioner for internal markets, Thierry Breton, said 19 companies and their services — including Apple Inc.’s AAPL App Store; Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN Marketplace; Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL GOOG Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping and YouTube; Meta Platforms Inc.’s META Facebook and Instagram; and Microsoft Corp.

“Now that Facebook has been designated as a very large online platform, Meta needs to carefully investigate the system and fix it where needed ASAP,” Breton said. Other tech companies and services cited by Breton were Pinterest Inc. PINS , Snap Inc.’s SNAP Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter Inc., Wikipedia and Alibaba Group Holding’s Ltd.’s BABA AliExpress. Four to five companies additional could also fall under the Digital Services Act, with a decision expected in the next few weeks, according to Breton.

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