Anu Bradford: Consumer to benefit as the Brussels Effect comes for Big Tech 

Because the EU is one of the world’s largest consumer markets, most multinational corporations accept its terms of business as the price of admission, writes Anu Bradford

Citizens on both sides of the Atlantic want a human-centric internet that is grounded in liberal democracy and freedom.

The European Commission has just unveiled landmark regulations for the digital economy, setting yet another global standard. 

The Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, designed to curtail the power of Big Tech, will have a far-reaching impact on the business practices of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and other primarily US-based giants. The EU is expected to designate these companies as the 'gatekeepers' of the internet, justifying a targeted regulatory push to rein in their outsized market power.