Sanctions imposed on Apple and Meta for breaches of the Digital Markets Act
On 23 April 2025, the European Commission found that Apple has breached the anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and that Meta, through its “Consent or Pay” advertising model, has breached the DMA requirement to offer consumers a choice of a service that uses less personal data. In the first penalties issued under […]
EDPS publishes Digital Clearinghouse 2.0
Today, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) introduced its concept note on the Digital Clearinghouse 2.0, a proposal aimed at fostering a consistent, cooperative, and coherent approach to enforcing EU laws regulating digital markets. This initiative highlights the need for improved cross-regulatory collaboration to navigate the complex and rapidly evolving digital regulatory landscape. Three key […]
X is not a core platform service under the Digital Markets Act
On 16 October 2024, the Commission announced that the online social networking service of X is not a core platform service under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). According to the press release, X did not quality as a gatekeeper since “the investigation revealed that X is not an important gateway for business users to reach […]