Brussels was quick to bang its fist on the table against the tech giants. A first since the entry into force on March 7 of the Digital Markets Regulation.

“These investigations come only two weeks after the DMA implementation deadline expired. This shows that we take these provisions very seriously, ” declared Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition. The adjustments proposed by the platforms were therefore not enough to convince Brussels. These are very serious cases, emblematic of what the D MA is supposed to guarantee when it comes to choice.