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Google Search, Whatsapp, and TikTok on list of 22 services targeted by EU’s tough new DMA

www.theverge.com

The European Commission has published an official list of services offered by ‘gatekeepers’ that must comply with obligations under the new Digital Markets Act. Companies now have six months to comply with the rules.

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Google Search, Whatsapp, and TikTok on list of 22 services targeted by EU’s tough new DMA

www.theverge.com /2023/9/6/23859570/european-union-commission-digital-markets-act-gatekeepers-apple-google-meta-microsoft

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Google Search, Whatsapp, and TikTok on list of 22 services targeted by EU’s tough new DMA

www.theverge.com /2023/9/6/23859570/european-union-commission-digital-markets-act-gatekeepers-apple-google-meta-microsoft

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Major messaging apps will have an obligation to make themselves interoperable with competitors
Government mandated fediverse lmao.
- RCS is fine IMO, just that the clients are complete and utter... ☺️ actually, something different would be nice.
- 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:
Social Networks: TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
N-IICS (aka messaging services): WhatsApp, Messenger
Intermediation: Google Maps, Google Play, Google Shopping, Amazon Marketplace, Apple’s App Store, Meta Marketplace
Video Sharing: YouTube
Advertising services: Google, Amazon, Meta
Web Browsers: Chrome, Safari
Search: Google Search
Operating Systems: Android, iOS, Windows
- Google Shopping
  is Google Shopping really used that much?
  
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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
Wait, where's iMessage? That's like one of the most popular messaging apps lmao
- Not in Europe
  
  I guess, but not too far behind relative to smaller messaging services right, seeing as Apple has 26% of the smartphone market share in the EU? And shouldn't their global reach be at least somewhat considered? Seems like regulation aimed to allow smaller businesses to gain market share is letting one of the biggest companies in the world slip through.
- People in EU use mostly WhatsApp and Messenger, cuz most people don't have iPhones
  
  Really? I thought apple is a trillion dollar company because of europeans but guess its americans giving apple all their money lol
- they have 5 months to prove that it's not a gatekeeping service, if they cannot do that then it will be added to the list. the list gets updated every 6 months.
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
We might only hope this regulatory body has more teeth than their Amerikan counterparts. Otherwise, these megacorps will just pay the fine-- which will no doubt be seen as little more than "the cost of 'doing business'" for them.
- "What will be the consequences of non-compliance?
  Fines: of up to 10% of the company’s total worldwide annual turnover, or up to 20% in the event of repeated infringements"
  it's a tough pill to swallow.
  
  Microsoft had an annual turnover of 212 billion USD in 2023, so a 10% fine of that would be 21,2 billion dollars. Yeah I think they'd rather comply
I have no idea if this is going to trickle back and benefit America at all
- Nothing trickles in the US except our river deltas
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect
Really looking forward to seeing what the actual demands end up being.
- if you mean demands of eu then they're all clear:
  https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/about-dma_en
Hope for MacOS not make the list? It's probably the most gate kept thing that exists

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