EU targets Amazon and Microsoft cloud dominance in ‘Big Tech’ crackdown

Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud computing businesses could be brought under tougher EU tech rules, with regulators looking to curb the power of the world’s two biggest cloud providers.
The European Commission has informed Amazon and Microsoft of its preliminary view that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act.
The development would subject AWS and Azure to stricter rules designed to stop dominant digital pl