Apple’s iMessage, Microsoft’s Bing escape EU rules

The Apple Messages app on a laptop computer arranged in New York, US, on Dec 7, 2023. The Commission has ‘adopted decisions closing four market investigations... finding that Apple and Microsoft should not be designated as gatekeepers’ for the four services, the EU’s executive arm said in a statement. — Bloomberg

BRUSSELS: Apple’s iMessage and Microsoft’s Bing search engine got a reprieve from tougher EU rules curbing how tech titans do business, the European Commission said on Feb 13.

From next month, the world’s biggest digital firms, identified as “gatekeepers” by the EU, must comply with strict do’s and don’ts under a landmark law.