Digital Markets Act (DMA)

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is the European Union’s law to make the markets in the digital sector fairer and more contestable.

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It is one of the most comprehensive regulatory actions to rein in so-called “Big Tech” like Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Tik Tok etc.

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The DMA is one of the first regulatory tools to comprehensively regulate the gatekeeper power of the largest digital companies.

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The Act establishes a set of clearly defined objective criteria to identify “gatekeepers” which are large digital platforms.

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If any of the six tech giants are not compliant with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by the EU’s deadline, they could face fines up to 10% of their global turnover.

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