On 28 April, the European Commission has published the first review of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), confirming that, in its first two years of application, the regulation remains fit for purpose and has already had a positive impact on businesses, developers and users. According to Brussels, the DMA, applied to designated ‘gatekeepers’, has already delivered tangible results thanks to obligations such as data portability, the ability to choose alternative services such as browsers and search engines, and the opening up of digital ecosystems to app stores and third-party services.
In the coming years, the Commission plans to focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence, strengthening enforcement and working on interoperability, transparency and methods for assessing the regulation’s impact.
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