EU countries, EU lawmakers clinch deal on rules to rein in tech giants

BRUSSELS, March 24 (Reuters) - EU countries and EU lawmakers on Thursday reached a deal on landmark rules to curb the power of $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ $Apple (AAPL.US)$ $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ and $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$
Proposed by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager just over a year ago in response to the slow pace of competition investigations, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) sets out a list of dos and don'ts for online gatekeepers that control data and access to their platforms.