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Apple's IMessage, Microsoft's Bing Escape EU Rules

The European Commission decided not to hit Apple's iMessage with stricter rules (Credit: AFP)

Apple's iMessage and Microsoft's Bing search engine got a reprieve from tougher EU rules curbing how tech titans do business, the European Commission said on Tuesday.

From next month, the world's biggest digital firms, identified as "gatekeepers" by the EU, must comply with strict do's and don'ts under a landmark law.

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