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We reached a new milestone in ensuring the openness of digital markets.

Last week, 7 companies notified us they qualify as 'Gatekeepers' under the Digital Market Act.

We will check their submission before designating them. They will have 6 months to comply with the #DMA and, among others, be unable to:
- lock in users in their ecosystem;
- decide which apps you need pre-installed or which app store to use;
- treat their own products and services more favourably.

More: europa.eu/!H4FQJM

A visual with a black flip board listing the name of the 7 companies that notified the European Commission that they meet the thresholds to qualify as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, and the cut-off date their submission will be reviewed: Sept 6 - Alphabet Sept 6 - Amazon Sept 6 - Apple Sept 6 - Bytedance Sept 6 - Meta Sept 6 - Microsoft Sept 6 – Samsung Above the flip board, the text “First potential Gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act.” At the bottom of the visual is the logo of the European Commission.
11 Jul 2023 at 14:53 | Open on social.network.europa.eu
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@EU_Commission

This - "decide which apps you need pre-installed or which app store to use" - is particularly useful to be stopped.

It is a waste of battery and memory having dozens of useless apps pre-installed and locked in smartphones.

Thank you, EU!

11 Jul 2023 at 14:58 | Open on mastodonapp.uk
ryan

@EU_Commission
Thanks, EU! Sometimes these good policies have trickle down effects across the pond to the US. 🙏

11 Jul 2023 at 14:59 | Open on mastodon.pirate.lgbt
Rafael Bailón
mihira✌️✨

@EU_Commission "Their messaging apps will have to interoperate with others."

Does that mean that if I have, lets say, Signal, would I be able to text people on WhatsApp?

Because "their messaging apps" is clear. But the "others" is a bit vague, unspecified.

And 6 months to implement that... I dream of that happening, but I doubt they would do in such a short time.
What will happen if they don't? Fines?

11 Jul 2023 at 15:05 | Open on bantu.social
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@EU_Commission can we also get a common digital market? One that allows me in Brussels to access the contents of Portuguese public tv online? Or vice-versa?

11 Jul 2023 at 15:08 | Open on mastodon.green
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