{"id":611715,"date":"2024-03-07T20:17:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eus-new-attack-on-big-tech-risks-becoming-missed-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T20:17:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:17:18","slug":"eus-new-attack-on-big-tech-risks-becoming-missed-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eus-new-attack-on-big-tech-risks-becoming-missed-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"#EU\u2019s new attack on big tech risks becoming \u2018missed opportunity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a297535779e9\" 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-6a297535779e9\" 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\/eus-new-attack-on-big-tech-risks-becoming-missed-opportunity\/#The_backlash_to_Apples_DMA_plans\" >The backlash to Apple\u2019s DMA plans<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eus-new-attack-on-big-tech-risks-becoming-missed-opportunity\/#The_DMA_can_still_bite_Apple\" >The DMA can still bite Apple<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2023%2F04%2FUntitled-design-1-2.jpg&amp;signature=10e9a5e40a4af153ed0abaaa8d04945b\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span>The EU\u2019s strictest-ever crackdown on big tech has only just begun, but critics fear it\u2019s already missing the targets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Called the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the landmark law aims to curb the power of tech giants.<\/p>\n<p>Under the rules, the EU can designate companies that dominate a marketplace as<span> \u201cgatekeepers.\u201d <\/span><span>This forces them to make their services open to competitors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whatsapp<\/a>, for instance, has to become interoperable with third-party messaging services. Mobile operating systems, meanwhile, must provide access to alternative app stores. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2024 &#8211; Group ticket offer<\/p>\n<p>Save up to 40% with our Group offer and join Europe&#8217;s leading tech festival in June!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the rules came into force today, the EU had designated six gatekeepers: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Their approaches to compliance have already caused alarm. Apple\u2019s has attracted the loudest condemnation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_backlash_to_Apples_DMA_plans\"><\/span>The backlash to Apple\u2019s DMA plans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apple\u2019s App Store was a prime target of the DMA. With full control of the platform, the company had banned alternative payment methods and charged developers a whopping fee of up to 30% of revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Under the EU\u2019s new rules, that control has to loosen. But Apple isn\u2019t letting go without a fight.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the law, Apple has cut the commission it takes from <span>developers in Europe<\/span>. However, it\u2019s also introduced a new fee for apps installed through third-party stores.<\/p>\n<p>Tech companies have pilloried the proposals. In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2024-03-01\/a-letter-to-the-european-commission-on-apples-lack-of-dma-compliance\/\">letter to the European Commission<\/a>, Spotify and 33 other firms said Apple\u2019s plans \u201c<span>make a mockery of the DMA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"c-richText__pullQuote\">\n<div class=\"c-richText__pullQuoteGradient\">\n<p class=\"c-richText__pullQuoteQuote\">\u201cWe all have a role to play.\n            <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Firefox maker Mozilla has another concern.<\/p>\n<p>The DMA forces<span> iOS to support alternative browser engines, but Apple plans to restrict the interoperability to \u201cEU-specific apps.\u201d According to Mozilla, this forces the company to build and maintain two separate browser implementations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kushall Amlani, the company\u2019s global competition and regulatory counsel for Mozilla, fears that DMA will<\/span><span> waste a \u201conce-in-a-generation\u201d chance to protect digital competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFrom what we\u2019ve seen of gatekeeper compliance proposals, it is yet to live up to this potential in practice and risks becoming a missed opportunity,\u201d Amlani told TNW. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe commercial incentives to restrict fair access to closed ecosystems remain strong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_DMA_can_still_bite_Apple\"><\/span>The DMA can still bite Apple<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Amid the concerns about the DMA, there are positive signs that the EU will not back down.<\/p>\n<p>One is a recent punishment doled out to Apple. On Monday, the bloc fined the company \u20ac1.8bn for stifling music streaming rivals \u2014 the first penalty it\u2019s ever imposed on the tech giant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe European Commission wanted to share a clear signal to digital platforms that it is really serious about regulating competition,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forrester.com\/analyst-bio\/thomas-husson\/BIO2317\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.forrester.com\/analyst-bio\/thomas-husson\/BIO2317&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1709898146590000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1TWAmOX_ybwGKVEhBDOw0J\">Thomas Husson<\/a>, VP principal analyst at tech advisory firm Forrester, told TNW.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe fine represents about 0.5% of Apple\u2019s global turnover, but in theory, fines for firms that do not comply moving forward with the EU\u2019s DMA could reach up to 6% of their total turnover.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla hasn\u2019t lost hope either. The company has been encouraged by the Commission\u2019s engagement with the browser issue, <span>Amlani said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With vigilant oversight and proactive enforcement, he still believes the DMA can set a global standard for tech regulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has the potential to give EU consumers huge benefits, including greater choice over the products they use and more control over their data,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><span>The impacts on the tech we use could be immense. We covered the full implications in this guide. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The full benefits, <span>however, could disappear if the public doesn\u2019t pay attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cConsumers, companies,\u00a0and consumer groups all have a role to play in holding the gatekeepers to account,\u201d Amlani said. \u201c<\/span><span>It will take a coordinated effort to make the DMA a success.\u201d<\/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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