Big tech firms to face 6% fines if breach new EU content rules


FILE PHOTO A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12 2020. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Big tech firms such as Google and Facebook will face fines of up to 6% of turnover if they do not do more to tackle illegal content and reveal more about advertising on their platforms under draft European Union rules.

The EU's tough line, which is due to be announced next week, comes amid growing regulatory scrutiny worldwide of tech giants and their control of data and access to their platforms.

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