US lawmakers warn Joe Biden to probe EU targeting of tech firms

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has written to US president Joe Biden, warning that European technology regulations are unfairly targeting US companies and not including many Chinese or EU firms, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.

Under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), five major US tech companies – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft – were designated “gatekeeper” service providers. From March 2024, these companies – as well as TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance – will be required to make their messaging apps work with rivals and let users choose which ones they want pre-installed on their devices.