#DigitalMarketsAct – Lucas Lasota from the @fsfe in conversation with the @OSBA
What is the relevance of the #DMA (Digital Markets Act) for #interoperability, #OpenSource, and the challenge of vendor lock-in?

#DigitalMarketsAct – Lucas Lasota from the @fsfe in conversation with the @OSBA
What is the relevance of the #DMA (Digital Markets Act) for #interoperability, #OpenSource, and the challenge of vendor lock-in?
Europe isn’t just following — it's setting the standard.
Thanks to the Digital Markets Act, big tech companies must play fair, become more competitive and more user-friendly.
We're making major progress towards fairer digital markets:
More freedom to choose services
Improved data portability tools
Launch of alternative app stores
Greater interoperability with third-party services
The message is clear: in Europe, the digital economy must work for people.
#Meta CFO Susan Li ‘warned that a decision by the European Commission that its “consent or pay” model falls foul of EU digital markets act could cause “significant impact to our European business and revenue”. Under the consent or pay model, users must agree to the processing of their personal data or pay a monthly subscription fee.’ #DMA #GDPR #AI #Facebook #Instagram
"Do you really control your device?"
Lucas Lasota @llas from FSFE @fsfe raised this powerful question in our latest OSBA Meets. We covered Apple, Meta, DMA enforcement, and what it all means for open source.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUtpYmt83F8
#DigitalMarketsAct #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FSFE #DMA #OSBAmeets
Der Digital Markets Act soll die Marktmacht der größten Digitalkonzerne eingrenzen. Die EU-Kommission hat letzte Woche erste Strafen gegen Apple und Meta verhängt.
Mit @llas von der @fsfe haben wir uns dazu ausgetauscht, wie der DMA genutzt werden kann, um
- Vendor-Lock-Ins zu bekämpfen,
- Interoperabilität und Open Source zu stärken
- und einen fairen Wettbewerb in der EU herzustellen.
“Just like Europe’s #DMA, the 1968 US merger guideline adopted a strong prediction and presumptions-based approach: certain mergers were presumed illegal based not on their proven anticompetitive effects, but because of their potential future impact.” https://cepa.org/article/dma-old-american-wine-in-new-european-bottles/
On my way to Brussels for discussions on how we will stop corporate capture and the deregulatory wave in the EU. We need #rulestoprotect us. #DMA #DSA #REACH #CSDDD
The #EU needs more courage in enforcing its #digital laws.
“The world is watching — and so is @DefendDemocracy.”
https://defenddemocracy.eu/eu-needs-more-courage-in-enforcing-its-digital-laws/
"The White House responds to the EU fine on Apple and Meta, calling it "economic extortion" and calling the #Digital Markets Act ( #DMA) discriminatory. The dispute promises to escalate trade tensions between the US and Europe" #EU #policy #law
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qr6tt46sisat4dxeh65sahlq/post/3lnnhntbuoz2s
The White House calls regulation of digital markets a “novel form of economic extortion” that “will not be tolerated by the United States”. But its imposition of exorbitant and completely arbitrary tariffs upon foreign imports is totally fine. #Trumpland #Apple #Meta #DMA https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/24/white-house-hits-back-at-eu-fine/
The U.S. government has labeled the European Commission's fines against Apple and Meta “economic extortion.” Read more at @BGR. #EuropeanCommission #DMA #Apple #Meta #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/fznwMJ
DMA : Apple écope d’une amende de 500 millions d’euros, Meta de 200 millions
https://next.ink/182056/dma-apple-ecope-dune-amende-de-500-millions-deuros-meta-de-200-millions/
La Commission européenne informe, dans un communiqué, que les deux entreprises américaines ont été reconnues coupables de violations du Digital Markets Act. Les amendes, de plusieurs centaines de millions d’euros, font suite à des dossiers connus : les blocages « anti-steering » chez #Apple et l’approche « consentir ou payer » chez #Meta. #DMA
Meta response to EU fines under #DMA:
“This isn’t just about a fine; the Commission forcing us to change our business model effectively imposes a multi-billion-dollar tariff on Meta”
Actually not. It is a fine. Because Meta was not compliant. The rest is politics.
The Commission's decision makes the power of EU's digital rulebook clear
The low fines may not be enough to get #BigTech companies like Meta and Apple to change
The Commission decision declared Meta's binary hashtag#PayOrOkay model unlawful, but did not give a final decision on the so-called 'third alternative' with 'less personalised ads'
It's great to see the #DMA in action, protecting our #FundamentalRights from tech corporations' voracious, profit-driven motives
Yesterday, the European Commission slammed tech giants #Meta and #Apple for breaching the #DigitalMarketsAct #DMA – but then stopped short of sticking the landing with the low penalties. What does it mean for our #FundamentalRights and online experiences?
We unpack the mixed bag of takeaways in our full press release https://edri.org/our-work/press-release-commission-slams-apple-and-meta-for-breaching-the-digital-markets/
Ein starkes Signal: mit den Strafen gegen Meta und Apple zeigt die EU, dass sie ihre Regeln für große Tech-Konzerne trotz Zollstreit und Druck von Big Tech umsetzen wird. Apple muss wegen Verstößen gegen den Digital Markets Act (DMA) insgesamt 500 Mio € zahlen, Meta 200 Mio.
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/apple-meta-eu-millionenstrafen-100.html
Wir hatten im Januar mit über 35 anderen NGOs, Gewerkschaften und kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen die EU-Kommission aufgefordert, ihre Digitalregeln strikt durchzusetzen. Die Entscheidungen zu Apple und Meta jetzt sind ein wichtiger Schritt.
https://rebalance-now.de/nach-trump-antritt-ngos-fordern-von-der-eu-einen-klaren-kurs-gegen-einfluss-der-tech-konzerne/
Apple und Meta wegen Verstößen gegen EU-Digitalgesetzgebung mit Geldstrafen belegt
Die Europäische Kommission hat Apple mit 500 Millionen Euro und Meta mit 200 Millionen Euro belegt. Es ha
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/feature/apple-und-meta-wegen-verstoessen-gegen-eu-digitalgesetzgebung-mit-geldstrafen-belegt/
#Feature #Tellerrand #AppStore #Apple #BigTech #Datenschutz #DigitalMarketsAct #DigitaleRegulierung #DMA #EU #Kartellrecht #Meta #Sideloading #Strafzahlung #Trump #Wettbewerb
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Gut so: 700 mio Euro Strafe für Apple und Meta für den Missbrauch ihrer Marktmacht: Der #DMA wird angewendet. Nächster Schritt: #DSA für X und TikTok! #EUTheBlueForce #DemocracyVsAutocracy #PulseofEurope
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1085