EU flexes muscle against big tech ‘gatekeepers’

US tech giants such as Facebook and Google face unprecedented regulation in Europe, as the EU prepares to unveil landmark proposals that could change the face of life online. The EU wants the Digital Services Act and its accompanying Digital Markets Act to set strict conditions for internet giants to do business in the bloc’s 27 countries. The biggest tech firms will be designated internet “gatekeepers”, subject to specific regulation, in a…