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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Coje_He for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, July 5 (Xinhua)-- EU industry director Thierry Breton announced on Tuesday that seven companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft, are covered by the new gatekeeper rules, meaning they must meet stricter rules.

Breton said that under the EU's Digital Markets Act (hereinafter referred to as DMA), companies in the role of "gatekeepers" must be subject to stricter supervision in order to prevent them from seeking to lock users in their ecosystems.

The European Commission is still under discussion and will continue to adjust the list and rules, according to people familiar with the matter.

According to the EU's Digital Market Act (DMA), which came into force in November, companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and a market capitalization of 75 billion euros (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 593.25 billion yuan) are regarded as gatekeepers to provide core platform services.

Companies listed as "gatekeepers" require their information apps to communicate with competitors and let users decide which apps are pre-installed on their devices.

"Europe is thoroughly restructuring its digital space to better protect EU citizens and enhance innovation among EU start-ups and companies," Breton said in a statement.

Companies that violate the DMA will be fined up to 10 per cent of global annual turnover, Breton said.

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