EU Competition Chief: DMA Enforcement Not Part of U.S. Trade Talks

EU eyes fines for Google and Musk’s X as big tech scrutiny intensifies despite tariff fears

EU competition chief: DMA enforcement not part of U.S. trade talks

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act is not up for discussion in trade negotiations with the U.S., the bloc’s competition chief said this week following a report saying a “draft” agreement covered issues related to the digital antitrust rules opposed by big U.S. tech companies and Washington. European Commissioner for Competition Teresa Ribera was asked during an interview on Bloomberg Television whether DMA enforcement was “part of the conv…

EU’s competition chief won’t trade big tech rules to placate Donald Trump

By Samuel Stolton and Oliver Crook, Bloomberg The European Union’s crackdown on Apple Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., and Alphabet Inc.’s Google isn’t a bargaining chip in trade negotiations with US President Donald Trump, according to Teresa Ribera, the EU’s competition chief. In an interview, Ribera rejected suggestions that enforcement of the landmark Digital Markets Act — slammed by Trump as an unfair tax on Silicon Valley — could be sacrificed a…

The Pressing Need to Address Harmful Platform Regulation in Trade Negotiations

Small business innovators are key to the success of the U.S. digital economy.  As trade negotiations between the United States and a range of trading partners go forward, ACT | The App Association is making sure that small tech businesses’ voices are heard. This is important because many countries are proposing or implementing regulatory schemes that make it harder for small developers to compete, grow, and create jobs. As a prime example, a ran…