EU_Commission,
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Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft

These are the first 6 companies designated as ‘gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act.

They have 6 months to ensure their core platform services comply with our rules, including:

✔ Allowing users to unsubscribe and remove pre-installed services
✔ Allowing the download of alternative app stores

❌ Banning tracking outside of their services without consent
❌ Stopping ranking their products more favourably

https://europa.eu/!NbfBbn

A plain visual that vaguely resembles the format of a digital letter, with the European Commission logo in the top-left corner and the following text as the body: " 6 September 2023 Re: Digital Markets Act Core platform services: Ads: - Amazon - Google - Meta - Browser: - Chrome - Safari Number-Independent Interpersonal Communications Services: - WhatsApp - Messenger " In the bottom-right corner a stamp-like text that says: “6 months to comply.”
A plain visual that vaguely resembles the format of a digital letter, with the European Commission logo in the top-left corner and the following text as the body: " 6 September 2023 Re: Digital Markets Act Core platform services: Intermediation: - Amazon Marketplace - App Store - Google Maps - Google Play - Google Shopping - Meta Marketplace Search: - Google Search Video Sharing: - YouTube " In the bottom-right corner a stamp-like text that says: “6 months to comply.”
A plain visual that vaguely resembles the format of a digital letter, with the European Commission logo in the top-left corner and the following text as the body: " 6 September 2023 Re: Digital Markets Act Core platform services: Social Network: - Facebook - Instagram - LinkedIn - TikTok Operating System: - Google Android - iOS - Windows PC OS " In the bottom-right corner a stamp-like text that says: “6 months to comply.”

happyborg,
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@EU_Commission
UK? Nada. Do what you like because Brexit took away the UK's ability to stand up to corporations.

blingoali,

@happyborg @EU_Commission
No, no, no! We've shaken off the yoke of European oppression. I remember reading it on the side of a bus.

isotopp,
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@EU_Commission

Missing Number 1 misinformation spreader Xitter here. How that?

quincy,
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@EU_Commission

Excellent. Now drop #ChatControl

bangskij,

@EU_Commission do something useful for a change and break them up into a million tiny mom and pop stores

drimplausible,
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@EU_Commission So the #FAANG is dead. Need to workshop the acronym a bit though.

#AAABMM doesn't quite work

ABAAMM?
ABAMAM?
BAMAMA?
MAMABA?
MAMBAA? Oh, there we go, that's close. a little sheepish at the end though.
MAAMBA? Not bad. I like it. Rolls off the tongue.

Cyber-MAMBAA...
Techno-MAAMBA...

"The EU has just designated the cyber-MAAMBA overlords as Gatekeepers..."

🤔

Yeah...

johnefrancis,
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brawaru,
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@drimplausible BAMAMA sounds a lot like banana and I like it for that reason alone

@EU_Commission

kkarhan,

@EU_Commission since the penalty for said is only a they'll rather pay you than comply.

Espechally since said fines are laughably low!

scott,
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@EU_Commission holy shit, wow

tev,
tvdl,

@EU_Commission Thank you for the great work! This is legislation that works and I do hope that your sales pitch is going to land with the larger audience.

Williamfonseca,
frankmseattle,

@EU_Commission @Krosen_nw
The US government should do this. But they won’t since bribery is legal in my country and politicians care more about corporations than people.

zleap,
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@EU_Commission

Yay finally.

astrolori,

@EU_Commission Fabulous.

laxsill,
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@EU_Commission thank you this is important work

rasmus91,
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@EU_Commission aww yeah!

thornax,
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eickot,

@EU_Commission this also applies with cars with google services?

pacanukeha,

@EU_Commission I'd be interested to know about

  1. The timeline for interoperability.
  2. What consideration, if any, the commission is giving to the loss of security that comes with secondary market places.
aeischeid,
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@EU_Commission I, uh, think this is a pretty big deal!

krigan,

@EU_Commission
Meta:

Marks
Elastic
Tyrant
Asshole

JustMe_HH,
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@EU_Commission Why Twitter is not on the list?

darnell,
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@EU_Commission How will you force Apple to comply‽

autolycus,

@EU_Commission The only thing I can get onboard with here is the anti-tracking provision.

There are some major problems with the American tech companies, but attempting to micromanage them through legislation isn't the solution. Micromanagement is just begging for unintended consequences.

dan_lerch,
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@EU_Commission Does consent mean a checkbox with 8pt lawyer font spread over 8 paragraphs?

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