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Title: Tim Cook called to EU hearing on power of big tech, February 1 Post by: HCK on January 25, 2021, 04:05:20 pm Tim Cook called to EU hearing on power of big tech, February 1
The invitations are for CEOs only. What you need to know Tim Cook has been invited to a hearing in Brussels on the power of big U.S. tech companies. It will precede potential new regulations from the EU in the digital sector. Tim Cook, along with the CEOs of Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet, has been invited to speak at an EU hearing on the power of big U.S. tech corporations. From Reuters: EU lawmakers have invited the chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet to a Feb. 1 hearing in Brussels as they try to crack down on the powers of U.S. tech giants. The European Parliament will in the coming months provide input into proposals by the European Commission to force the companies to play fairly with rivals and to do more to tackle online fake news and harmful content or face hefty fines. An invitation seen by Reuters stated that the purpose of the hearing " is to have an exchange with the chief executive officers of the four globally leading platform com... Source: Tim Cook called to EU hearing on power of big tech, February 1 (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/JRXc9Ujl0Ic/tim-cook-called-eu-hearing-power-big-tech-february-1) |