The EU Plans DMA Gatekeeper Designation for AWS and Azure - DTH
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The EU Plans DMA Gatekeeper Designation for AWS and Azure - DTH

C1AdvancedOctober 2, 20265 min
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Azure as digital markets actiate keepers by November following an investigation launched

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Want to get this show ad free? Head to dailytechnewsshow.com slash subscribe to find out how. These are the daily tech headlines for Friday, October 2nd, 2026. I'm Rob Dunwood.

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The European Commission reportedly plans to designate Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as digital markets actiate keepers by November following an investigation launched in late 2025. Despite missing standard size and user thresholds, regulators view AWS and Azure as critical gateways with high vendor lock-in. Once designated, both tech giants will have six months

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to comply with DMA rules, such as enabling cross-service interoperability and easier data migration or face fines of up to 10% of global annual turnover. A global crackdown revealed a black market network smuggling restricted Nvidia chips to China via Southeast Asian hubs and third-party supply chains. Bypassing U.S. export controls

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