EU Opens Gatekeeper Investigation into Azure and AWS Cloud
Regulators target hyperscaler dominance under the Digital Markets Act.
The European Commission escalated its regulatory battle against US tech giants, formally launching investigations into Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The probe seeks to determine if these cloud platforms should be designated as "gatekeepers" under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a label that would impose strict interoperability and data portability rules.
The "Gatekeeper" Definition
The investigation focuses on a nuanced legal argument. While Azure and AWS may not strictly meet the user-number thresholds defined in the DMA for consumer services, regulators suspect they function as "important gateways" for business users. * Ecosystem Lock-in: The Commission is examining …
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