One year in, EU turning up heat in big tech fight

Since August 2023, the world's biggest digital platforms have faced the toughest-ever tech regulations in the European Union -- which shows no sign of slowing down in enforcing them.

Since March 7, six of the world's biggest tech companies - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, TikTok owner ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft, have had to comply with the EU's landmark DMA after being named so-called "gatekeepers". (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)