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September 30, 2020 02:48 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/7maaS2WcXE8/big-tech-faces-ban-from-favoring-own-services-under-eu-rules
Big Tech Faces Ban From Favoring Own Services Under EU Rules
Big tech firms could be banned from preferencing their own services in search rankings or exclusively pre-installing their own applications on devices, under new regulations planned by the European Union. From a report: As part of the EU's Digital Services Act, platforms with power to control could also have to share customer data with business rivals, according to internal draft documents obtained by Bloomberg. Due to be unveiled in December by the European Commission, the bloc's executive body, the legislation will seek to modernize rules governing the internet to give platforms greater responsibility for what users post on their sites as well as propose regulation aimed at curbing the power of large platforms. The initiative comes as big giants such as Apple and Google offer services across a widening array of sectors and as competitors increasingly rely on their platforms to offer their own services. Apple has faced heat over policies with its app store, which companies like Spotify complain give an unfair advantage to the iPhone maker's rival music service.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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