Digital Markets Act: EU Commission sends preliminary findings to Alphabet
The European Commission sent two sets of preliminary findings to Alphabet for failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), regarding two…
Bruegel: Reinforcing EU merger control against the risks of acquisitions by big tech
Since 2000, online platforms that are now within the scope of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), have bought…
Insight EU Digitization and Entertainment Weekly 3 – 8 March 2025
We offer delayed access to the headlines of our Insight EU specialized monitoring emails, typically by several days. For real-time…
Digital Markets Act: Gatekeepers publish updated compliance and profiling reports
The gatekeepers designated on 6 September 2024 - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft - have to submit, by…
E-Commerce toolbox: EU Commission tackles risks caused by non-EU online retailers
The EU Commission is taking action to tackle risks stemming from low-value imports sold via non-EU online retailers and marketplaces…
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Insight EU Digitization and Entertainment Monitoring Weekly 20 – 25 January 2025
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CER Analysis: Why tech firms should not stoke transatlantic tensions
Some large US tech firms want to enlist President Trump in their attempts to water down EU tech laws. Such…
Apple: EU Commission seeks feedback on measures to ensure interoperability
Under the DMA, Apple must provide developers and businesses with free and effective interoperability with hardware and software features controlled…
Bruegel policy brief on the issue of interoperability of social networking cores
Under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), messaging services must be interoperable, but social networks are not yet obliged to…
Booking Holdings must now comply with the Digital Markets Act
Booking Holdings Inc. (BHI), designated as gatekeeper on 13 May 2024, must now ensure that its online intermediation service, Booking.com,…
Digital Markets Act: Apple’s system iPadOS must comply with all relevant obligations
Apple must, among others, allow users to set the default web browser of their choice on iPadOS, allow alternative app stores on its operating…
EU Commission: “X” is not an important gateway for business users to reach end users
Today, the Commission found that the online social networking service of X should not be designated as a core platform…
DMA: EU Commission assists Apple to comply with EU interoperability obligations
Today, the EU Commission has started two specification proceedings to assist Apple in complying with its interoperability obligations under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA'). Under…
Meta’s “pay or consent” model: EU Commission coordinates consumer protection authorities
The European Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network sent a letter following concerns that Meta's ‘pay or consent' model might breach EU…
EU Commission call: Online ads at the crossroads of different regulatory frameworks
The purpose of the study is to provide the Commission with an updated comprehensive overview and understanding of the most…
DMA breach: EU Commission sends preliminary “Pay or Consent” findings to Meta
The EU Commission has informed Meta of its preliminary findings that its “pay or consent” advertising model fails to comply with the Digital Markets…
DMA: EVP Margrethe Vestager at the European Competition Network conference
"The digital sector has brought a lot of benefits, but it has also created many issues. Over the years, we…
DMA case against Apple: EU Commission opens additional investigation
The EU Commission has informed Apple of its preliminary view that its App Store rules are in breach of the Digital Markets…
EU Commission opens a market investigation into X, designates Booking as a gatekeeper
The EU Commission has designated Booking as a DMA gatekeeper for its online intermediation service Booking.com, but refrained from designating X…
DMA and DSA: EU Commission launches whistleblowing tools
The tools will allow interested parties to provide, without fear of reprisal, information enabling them to identify and uncover harmful…
EU Commission designates Apple’s iPadOS under the Digital Markets Act
The EU Commission has designated Apple with respect to iPadOS, its operating system for tablets, as a gatekeeper under the Digital…
Renew Europe promises strong and competitive digital landscape for businesses and citizens
The adoption of pivotal legislation such as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Digital Markets Act (DMA) has laid the…
How the Commission will enforce the DSA & DMA – EU Commissioner Breton
Brussels, 5 July 2022 Today marks a historic moment in digital regulation with the landslide vote by...
Digital Services and Markets: MEPs adopt new rulebooks for a safer, open web
Strasbourg, 5 July 2022 The new EU digital rulebook sets out unprecedented standards on the...