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EU Eyes Tougher Rules For Cloud Giants | AWS and Azure Face EU Digital Scrutiny

The European Commission has reached a preliminary conclusion that Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure should be designated as "gatekeepers" under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). This move marks a significant expansion of the EU's regulatory reach, bringing cloud infrastructure—the backbone of the modern digital and AI economy—under the same strict competition rules as social media and app stores.