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EU Lawmakers Want Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs at Feb. 1 Hearing

Friday January 22, 2021. 09:02 PM , from Slashdot
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. From a report: 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. 'The purpose of the planned hearing is to have an exchange with the chief executive officers of the four globally leading platform companies to learn about their current business models and future concepts as they face the challenges of altering market conditions,' said an invitation sent to the companies seen by Reuters.

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