Amazon and Microsoft Cloud Units to Face EU Digital Markets Act Regulation

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1Cloud computing units of Amazon and Microsoft are reportedly set to fall under the jurisdiction of the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Cloud computing units of Amazon and Microsoft are reportedly set to fall under the jurisdiction of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA). Bloomberg reported that EU regulators are preparing to designate these cloud infrastructure services as 'gatekeepers,' forcing the dominant providers to comply with stricter interoperability and data-sharing rules.

MSFT closed at $512.80 on October 1, 2026, while AMZN closed at $248.23 on the same date. The EU is expanding its regulatory oversight to ensure fair competition in the cloud sector, amid a broader market context where META closed at $725.93 and GOOGL closed at $338.24 on October 1, 2026.