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Major messaging apps will have an obligation to make themselves interoperable with competitors
Government mandated fediverse lmao.
And now the goverment forces them to be open source
Broadly, the DMA is the EU’s attempt to rein in the market power of Big Tech by opening up entrenched platforms and curbing ecosystem lock-in and anti-competitive behavior, making them compete on the merits of their products and services alone. Major messaging apps will have an obligation to make themselves interoperable with competitors, for example, while operating systems will need to be designed to offer third-party app stores and allow developers to offer alternative in-app payment options.
Good. At least there's one significant regulatory body on this planet that understands how a capitalistic system is meant to be regulated. You don't need something to be an actual, 100% monopoly before you take the kid gloves off and force them to cooperate with other businesses.
Full list of gatekeepers' core platform services that must comply with the Digital Markets Act:
Google Shopping
is Google Shopping really used that much?
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Yes. I guess you are using Google Shopping every time you make a Google search of a product, even though you don’t notice it.
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lets go! I like the sound of this! Windows will have to stop force-feeding bing, edge, 365, and all their garbage!
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The European Commission has officially confirmed which tech companies, and which of their services, count as “gatekeepers” under its strict new Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Broadly, the DMA is the EU’s attempt to rein in the market power of Big Tech by opening up entrenched platforms and curbing ecosystem lock-in and anti-competitive behavior, making them compete on the merits of their products and services alone.
Samsung, which appeared on the previous list, successfully argued that it does not meet the threshold for being a gatekeeper with its internet browser.
Likewise Microsoft’s Bing search engine, Edge browser, and advertising service are not on the list, but the Commission says it’s opening market investigations to assess whether they meet the bar for regulation.
The Commission has said these investigation will take no more than five months, but could result in Apple being forced to make iMessage interoperable with competing services upon request.
Meanwhile the likes of Google Search (and Bing, if it ends up being included) will have to give their users a choice of other search engines, while operating system providers will need to offer the ability to uninstall pre-installed apps and change system defaults like virtual assistants and web browsers.
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Bing dodged a bullet
Best time to be in Europe. I am applying for my Swiss visa.
Switzerland isn't part of the European Union, only the Schengen zone. So company's won't have to decide by these laws in Switzerland
Really looking forward to seeing what the actual demands end up being.
I have no idea if this is going to trickle back and benefit America at all
Hope for MacOS not make the list? It's probably the most gate kept thing that exists