EU moves to designate AWS and Azure as gatekeepers under Digital Markets Act (opens in new tab)

The European Commission is preparing to provisionally classify Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. This investigation was prompted by significant cloud outages that disrupted critical services across various sectors, including aviation and government operations. While major tech firms were already designated as gatekeepers for consumer services, this marks the first time cloud infrastructure has been targeted. <a href="