What the EU's First Digital Markets Act Review Actually Changes
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has officially passed its first inspection. Though engagement with stakeholders revealed that many want to see obligations expanded to cover AI and cloud computing, future enforcement will concentrate on enforcing what it has rather than expanding the scope.
The European digital competition rulebook entered into force in 2022, though its substantial effects only came into effect in March 2024, and saw designated gatekeepers subjected to obligations and prohibitions set down in the regulation, with the intention of increasing fairness and contestability in the digital economy. Under Article 53 of the DMA, by May 3, 2026, the European Commission is required to evaluate the regulation, with subsequent reviews every three years.
The review took into account stakeholder feedback from a public consultation held last year. The Commission wrote that over 450 contributions were submitted by a broad range of interested parties, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), gatekeepers, civil society, academics, and individual citizens.
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