{"id":604932,"date":"2024-01-16T19:48:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/big-tech-keeping-consumers-in-the-dark-european-rivals-say\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T19:48:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:48:53","slug":"big-tech-keeping-consumers-in-the-dark-european-rivals-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/big-tech-keeping-consumers-in-the-dark-european-rivals-say\/","title":{"rendered":"#Big tech keeping consumers \u2018in the dark,\u2019 European rivals say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfbe3b451e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfbe3b451e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/big-tech-keeping-consumers-in-the-dark-european-rivals-say\/#DMA_deadline_on_the_horizon\" >DMA deadline on the horizon<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty-four European companies have banded together to accuse big tech of not doing enough to engage with smaller rivals ahead of an EU regulatory deadline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an open letter, the companies that include eco-friendly search engine Ecosia and Swedish <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> group Schibsted, say that Google parent company Alphabet, Amazon, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le, TikTok-owner ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft, should seek their input on how to comply with digital competition rules.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Years in the making, the EU\u2019s big tech regulation crusade is about to have tangible effects. As part of the landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), in September last year the Commission designated six so-called gatekeeper companies (the usual suspects listed above). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting March 6 of this year, they will need to comply with the DMA obligations for their specified core platform services. These include things like <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opening up app stores for sideloading<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and making their messaging apps work with those of other developers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGatekeepers have either failed to engage in a dialogue with third parties or have presented solutions falling short of compliance with the DMA. Businesses and consumers are largely kept in the dark as to what is going to happen after 7 March 2024,\u201d the authors stated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The signatories also included VPN provider ProtonVPN, privacy-focused search engine Qwant, secure messaging app Element, and Norwegian payment application Vipps. They further added that they urge the gatekeepers to engage \u201cas soon as possible with business users and other stakeholders\u201d in order to reach compliance solutions before the deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DMA_deadline_on_the_horizon\"><\/span>DMA deadline on the horizon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DMA is an unprecedentedly tough digital competition legislation seeking to \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">break open<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d 22 gatekeeper services. Its main intention is to make it easier for people to choose what services they use, even those pre-installed on their smartphones. Along with the Digital Services Act (DSA), it forms the European Commission\u2019s framework for reigning in the rule of big tech companies at the expense of consumer choice and fair competition from smaller rivals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the deadline for DMA compliance fast approaching, smaller European companies understandably want clarity into what they will be dealing with on the other side. And frankly, as tech-conscious consumers, so do we. <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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