The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in November, will classify online platforms with more than 45 million users as gatekeepers, among other criteria.
The gatekeepers – companies that control data and platform access – are subject to a list of do’s, such as making their messaging services interoperable, and don’ts, including not favoring their products and services on their platforms.
The list of gatekeepers to which the DMA will apply is due to be announced on Sept. 6 and will likely include Alphabet’s Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.
Those disagreeing with the label and requirements are likely to take their complaint to the Luxembourg-based General Court within months, its president Marc van der Woude said.
“Probably the end of this year, beginning of next year we might see the first cases and I don’t think it will stop,” he told a conference organised by the European Commission.
