The European Union (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA) aims to increase competition and fairness in the EU digital markets by reducing entry barriers and ensuring a better distribution of value generated by digital platforms. The DMA is enforced by the European Commission, which has become a fully-...
If we were to describe the Digital Markets Act in simple terms, it would undoubtedly be "fair". The Digital Markets Act, abbreviated as DMA, primarily aims to ensure that digital service platforms in the market provide a fair competitive environment. If you're interested in the content of th...
The European Union has announced new digital rules, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), to regulate online companies’ market power. These rules target six major tech companies, which have been classified as “online gatekeepers.” The six companies include Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google’s parent ...
According to Article 3 of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), an undertaking shall be designated as a gatekeeper if: 1. (a) it has a significant impact on the internal market; (b) it provides a core platform service which is an important gateway for business users to reach end users; and ...
On November 1, 2022, the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) entered into force. It is a landmark piece of legislation that – together with its sister regulation Digital Services Act (DSA) – will determine how large online platforms operate in the decades to come to ensure fair ...
Today, the Commission has opened non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) intoAlphabet's rules on steering in Google Playandself-preferencing on Google Search,Apple's rules on steering in the App Store...
The proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA) was considered an opportunity to prevent and remedy anti-competitive conduct in digital markets. However, the initiative has become one of the most controversial economic policy initiatives of the von der Leyen Commission....
In this context, the new Digital Markets Act aims to tackle behavior that closes these markets off. One of the potential changes is putting an end to self-preferencing — when, for instance, app search results in anAppleproduct display options developed by the tech giant. The idea is to gi...
EU to charge Apple under Digital Markets Act, impose a fine of up to $50 million per day15 June 2024It all has to do with the "core technology fee" it charges developers who don't want to distribute their apps through the App Store....
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a groundbreaking European law aiming to prevent large online platforms that connect consumers with content, goods, and services from abusing their market power. TheEuropean Union (EU)believes that strict regulation of big technology companies, the so-called gatekeeper...