EU lawmakers pass landmark tech rules, but enforcement a worry


FILE PHOTO European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager holds a news conference on a plan to boost the chip industry in Brussels Belgium February 8 2022. REUTERSYves Herman

FILE PHOTO: European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager holds a news conference on a plan to boost the chip industry, in Brussels, Belgium, February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators' limited resources.

In addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), lawmakers also approved the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires online platforms to do more to police the internet for illegal content.

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