The European Union wants to bring the digital giants into line and reduce their anti-competitive practices. This is the meaning of the Digital Market Acts, which became fully effective last March. But Brussels should potentially lower its ambitions because of Donald Trump.
Indeed, according to the Financial Timesthe European Commission, aware of the change in the balance of power, is reassessing its investigations into the giants Google, Apple and Meta. “ The situation is going to change completely with these tech oligarchs who are so close to Trump and using him to put pressure on us » explains a European diplomat.