Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, 15 others subject to EU content rules

[April 25, 2023]  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alibaba's AliExpress, Amazon's Marketplace, Apple's App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. 

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

The other 16 companies are booking.com, Facebook, Alphabet's Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft's Bing and Zalando.

(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee)

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