EU assesses Big Tech cases ahead of Trump arrival


FILE PHOTO The logos of mobile apps Google Amazon Facebook Apple and Netflix are displayed on a screen in this illustration picture taken December 3 2019. REUTERSRegis DuvignauFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logos of mobile apps, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Netflix, are displayed on a screen in this illustration picture taken December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it was assessing its cases against Apple, Alphabet, X and Meta, stressing that President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.

The European Union has been at the forefront of investigating U.S. Big Tech companies for potentially breaching laws designed to prevent them from using their clout to gain an unfair advantage over competitors.


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