Digital Markets Act
An antitrust regulatory framework of the European Union that constrains large platform companies (gatekeepers) and imposes obligations such as openness to sideloading and interoperability.
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The EU is advancing its digital sovereignty agenda through the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Services Act, and the GAIA-X cloud initiative.
The designated DMA gatekeepers include Apple, Google, Meta and others, which must comply with interoperability obligations such as allowing third-party app stores, opening up sideloading, and not self-preferencing.
The DMA has forced Apple to open up iOS sideloading and alternative browser engines within the EU.
The geographic limitations of the DMA are apparent, as Microsoft has no equivalent compliance obligations in markets outside Europe.
The DMA gatekeeper threshold is: annual revenue in the European Economic Area exceeding €7.5 billion, or a market capitalization exceeding €75 billion, with 45 million monthly active end users in at least three member states.
Microsoft was included on the DMA gatekeeper list due to products such as the Windows operating system and Teams.
The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) has already forced Apple to open up sideloading and third-party app stores in Europe.
The EU's Digital Markets Act provides a legal tool framework for regulating the neutrality of critical digital platforms, and platforms meeting the gatekeeper threshold are subject to its requirements.
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The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) has already forced Apple to open up sideloading and third-party app stores in Europe.
65%UnverifiedEpic Games has an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, and the implementation of the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) is driving reforms to app store commission fees.
60%UnverifiedThe EU is advancing its digital sovereignty agenda through the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Services Act, and the GAIA-X cloud initiative.
50%UnverifiedThe DMA has forced Apple to open up iOS sideloading and alternative browser engines within the EU.
50%UnverifiedThe designated DMA gatekeepers include Apple, Google, Meta and others, which must comply with interoperability obligations such as allowing third-party app stores, opening up sideloading, and not self-preferencing.
50%UnverifiedThe DMA gatekeeper threshold is: annual revenue in the European Economic Area exceeding €7.5 billion, or a market capitalization exceeding €75 billion, with 45 million monthly active end users in at least three member states.
50%UnverifiedMicrosoft was included on the DMA gatekeeper list due to products such as the Windows operating system and Teams.
50%UnverifiedThe geographic limitations of the DMA are apparent, as Microsoft has no equivalent compliance obligations in markets outside Europe.
50%UnverifiedThe EU's Digital Markets Act provides a legal tool framework for regulating the neutrality of critical digital platforms, and platforms meeting the gatekeeper threshold are subject to its requirements.
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