Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Brussels is reassessing its investigations of tech giants including Apple, Meta and Google, just as the US groups urge president-elect Donald Trump to intervene against what they characterise as overzealous EU enforcement.The review, which could lead to the European Commission scaling back or changing the remit of the probes, will cover all cases launched since March last year under the EU\u2019s digital markets regulations, according to two officials briefed on the move.It comes as the Brussels body begins a new five-year term amid mounting pressure over its handling of the landmark cases and as Trump prepares to return to the White House next week. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a whole new ballgame with these tech oligarchs so close to Trump and using that to pressurise us,\u201d said a senior EU diplomat briefed on the review. \u201cSo much is up in the air right now.\u201dAll decisions and potential fines will be paused while the review is completed, but technical work on the cases will continue, the officials said.While some of the investigations under review are at an early stage, others are more advanced. Charges in a probe into Google\u2019s alleged favouring of its app store had been expected last year.Two other EU officials said Brussels regulators were now waiting for political direction to take final decisions on the Google, Apple and Meta cases.The review comes as EU lawmakers call for the commission to hold its nerve against US pressure, while Silicon Valley chiefs hail Trump\u2019s return as the start of an era of lighter tech regulation.Mark Zuckerberg, Meta\u2019s chief executive, on Friday called on the president-elect to stop Brussels from fining US tech companies, complaining that EU regulators had forced them to pay \u201cmore than $30bn\u201d in penalties over the past 20 years.\u00a0Zuckerberg, who recently announced plans to abolish fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram \u2014 potentially running foul of EU rules \u2014 said he was confident the incoming Trump administration wanted to defend American interests abroad. The implications of Trump\u2019s presidency were a factor in the review, one of the officials said, while insisting his victory had not triggered it.The commission said it \u201cremains fully committed to the effective enforcement\u201d of its rules. \u201cThere is no delay in finalising the opened non-compliance cases, and especially not due to any political considerations,\u201d an EU spokesperson said.The ongoing cases were \u201cnot yet ready at technical level\u201d, the spokesperson added, arguing that such investigations took time because of their complexity, novelty and the \u201cneed to ensure that commission decisions are legally robust\u201d.Before Trump\u2019s victory, EU regulators had been pursuing aggressive action against the world\u2019s biggest tech groups, passing a clutch of reforms aimed at opening markets and setting a regulatory framework for Big Tech.Under the Digital Markets Act, a law seeking to curb the market abuse of big platforms, Brussels launched investigations last March into Apple, Google and Meta.The commission has also come under pressure to use the full powers of the Digital Services Act, a set of rules aimed at policing content online, to curb the growing influence of tech billionaire Elon Musk in European affairs.\u00a0In addition to the similar investigation of Google\u2019s owner Alphabet, the commission has been looking at whether Apple favoured its own app store, as well as Facebook owner Meta\u2019s use of personal data for ads.Brussels is also consulting Apple\u2019s rivals on the tech giant\u2019s proposals to make its iOS operating system compatible with connected devices.Denmark\u2019s Margrethe Vestager and France\u2019s Thierry Breton, both of whom took a tough line against US tech companies, stepped down from the commission in November.\u201cPriorities may be shifting,\u201d said one. \u201cThe [digital rules] come from the previous commission.\u201dEU lawmakers have called for regulators to hold firm. Stephanie Yon-Courtin, an MEP who was involved in drafting the tech rules, said EU probes could not be sacrificed to avoid diplomatic fallout. In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the commission president, Yon-Courtin said the DMA \u201ccannot be taken hostage\u201d. She added: \u201cPlease reassure me that your cabinet and yourself are fully supporting the effective implementation of the DMA, without further delay.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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