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Digital Markets Act: Agreement in EU on new regulation of big tech
- dybber 5y ago“Gatekeepers will have to: - ensure that users have the right to unsubscribe from core platform services under similar conditions to subscription - for the the most important software (e.g. web browsers), not require this software by default upon installation of the operating system - ensure the interoperability of their instant messaging services’ basic functionalities - allow app developers fair access to the supplementary functionalities of smartphones (e.g. NFC chip) - give sellers access to their marketing or advertising performance data on the platform - inform the European Commission of their acquisitions and mergers But they can no longer: - rank their own products or services higher than those of others (self-preferencing) - reuse private data collected during a service for the purposes of another service establish unfair conditions for business users - pre-install certain software applications - require app developers to use certain services (e.g. payment systems or identity providers) in order to be listed in app stores”