Silicon Valley's EU Nemesis Eyes New Rules for Platforms
- EU’s Vestager says repetitive cases signal need for new rules
- New rules could address role of platforms as hosts to rivals
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Big tech might face new rules in Europe if antitrust probes keep going over the same ground, the EU’s incoming digital affairs czar said, as she prepares to take on a new role that will give her greater oversight of Silicon Valley.
Internet platforms, from Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Apple Inc. to Amazon.com Inc., have attracted numerous complaints over an alleged failure to play fair when they host smaller companies and compete directly with them.