France and Netherlands Back EU Plans to Rein In Tech Giants
- European Commission to propose rules for platforms by year-end
- Germany says regulation of big tech companies is needed
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France and the Netherlands have proposed giving European regulators powers to stop large tech platforms abusing their dominant position.
The two countries want to be able to force tech giants to give smaller competitors better access and share data on consumer behavior, according to a plan released Thursday.