- New regulations will target six major tech companies to improve consumer experience and data privacy. These include Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft.
- Pre-installed apps like weather and email that are difficult to delete will be disallowed, aiming to promote interoperability and reduce “gatekeeping” activities.
- Companies will be prohibited from monetizing user data collected from phone apps for advertising purposes.
- The regulations will encourage competition by allowing alternative payment systems, benefiting startups and consumers.
- The European Commission aims to empower consumers and ensure tech giants adhere to European rules, providing immediate accountability for any issues.
The DMA was signed into law 1 November 2022. Companies have know about this for close to a year. Nothing got “unveiled” but the list of companies with special restrictions. Apple and Microsoft are appealing their most recent classification, and Zalando is fighting the classification from a while back.
It’s pretty great, but it’s hardly news. Here’s the timeline for the DMA and here’s the timeline for the DSA. Both will be developing and adding restrictions the coming years.