The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, that it has reached a preliminary view that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as cloud “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act in the European Union. That does not yet make AWS and Azure fully regulated DMA...
The European Union is moving toward treating Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as Digital Markets Act “gatekeepers” after opening cloud market investigations in Brussels on November 18, 2025, with stakeholder roundtables scheduled for July 1, 2026. The decision is not merely another...
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