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US company Booking Holdings added to European Union's list of for strict digital scrutiny

  • The European Commission designates Booking Holdings as an online gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act, including Booking.com as a "core platform service."
  • Booking Holdings, the U.S. owner of Booking.com, is now subject to increased digital scrutiny by the European Union.
  • New rules aim to prevent Big Tech dominance in online markets, with compliance requirements for platforms and penalties for favoring their services.
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Brussels. The European Union (EU) announced on Monday that it has added hotel booking platform Booking.com among companies subject to stricter monitoring and competition rules in the bloc due to its size. According to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which regulates the sector, the EU designated a group of the largest companies in the sector as 'gatekeepers of access', which are thus subject to more stringent oversight under stricter norms.

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The hotel reservation company will now be subject to the stricter competition rules of the Digital Markets Act, announced the European Commission on Monday 13 May.

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US company Booking Holdings added to European Union's list of for strict digital scrutiny

Booking Holdings, the U.S. company that owns Booking.com and a number of other travel websites, has been added to the European Union’s list of companies now under heightened digital scrutiny. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, said Monday that…

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The European Commission announced on Monday that the Dutch hotel reservation platform Booking was now subject to the new, more stringent competition rules imposed in the EU on a handful of “tech” giants....

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Monday, May 13, 2024.
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