Music streaming services Spotify and Deezer, alongside other EU tech companies, wrote a joint letter to EU governments on Monday to call for stronger regulatory safeguards against the largest internet platforms such as Apple, Google, and Amazon, in a bid to tackle these platforms’ alleged unfair business practices. The letter comes ahead of a meeting of the European Council, which groups together the governments of the EU28 countries, and asks governments to limit the role of tech giants in becoming “gatekeepers” of the digital economy. The Council will reach a common position on the Platform-to-Business regulation initially proposed by the EC in April 2018, with the aim to strengthen fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services.
