EU’s new technology law exempts Apple’s iMessage, Microsoft’s Bing

Apple’s iMessage and Microsoft’s Bing search engine are exempted from new EU tech rules, EU antitrust regulators said on Tuesday, after accepting the companies’ argument the services were not gateways to reach end-users.

The new Digital Markets Act takes effect in three weeks’ time.

Its requirements include obliging Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon, Meta Platforms and ByteDance to allow third-party apps or app stores on their platforms and making it easier for users to switch from default apps to rivals.