The Digital Market Act (DMA) has finally completed its legislative journey.
After a political agreement signed between the Parliament, the Commission and the Council in April, then the adoption of the text by the MEPs on July 5, it was the turn of the Council on Monday to give a final stamp to this unprecedented regulation digital giants.
The DMA aims to prohibit
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gatekeepers", these tech giants who dominate certain digital markets, from a whole series of anti-competitive behavior under penalty of penalties that can go up to 10 and then 20% of their turnover. global business.
With the DMA, Apple will have to offer other application stores than its own on the iPhone, Google will not be able to promote its own services on its search engine, and these giants will have to notify the competition authorities of each of their takeover projects. .
Effects from 2024
These prospects are already influencing some tech giants.
Last week, Amazon proposed to the Commission…
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