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You can just as easily find hotels in the region you're looking for, using Google Maps. Or you can browse listings, do a web search. Booking.com doesn't force a
by carlosjobim 3y ago
You can just as easily find hotels in the region you're looking for, using Google Maps. Or you can browse listings, do a web search. Booking.com doesn't force any hotel to list with them. Their success is because customers find them reliable and practical. That comes with a cost, which is 15%. Hotels have to specifically opt in. And of course Booking.com is already regulated. What I'm trying to ask is what is the purpose of the "gatekeeper" designation?
- piva00 3y ago> What I'm trying to ask is what is the purpose of the "gatekeeper" designation? You can read it yourself directly from the EU Commission [0]. [0] https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/digital-markets-act-ensuring-fair-and-open-digital-markets_en https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-...
- carlosjobim 3y agoThank you! Clear and concise. I'm pasting here for anybody interested: "What are gatekeepers? Gatekeepers are large digital platforms providing any of a pre-defined set of digital services (‘core platform services’), such as online search engines, app stores, and messenger services. These companies have: - a strong economic position, significant impact on the internal market and are active in multiple EU countries; - a strong intermediation position, meaning that they link a large user base to a large number of businesses; - an entrenched and durable position in the market, meaning that their position has been stable over time."