Dominance, data, disinformation: Europe’s fight with Big Tech
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The European Commission, which announced Thursday an inquiry into Microsoft's promotion of its Teams messaging app, has fought US tech giants on fronts from tax avoidance, disinformation and hate speech to data privacy and monopolistic practices.Here is a summary of the tussles between Silicon Valley and Brussels. - Stifling competition -The European Commission on Thursday said it would investigate whether Microsoft was "abusing and defending its market position" by bundling its Teams app with its Office suite. It comes a month after the commission recommended that Google sell off part of its business following a two-year probe into its dominance of online advertising.If Google fails to comply it could face a fine of up to 10 percent of its global revenue under the 2022 Digital M...