Are you aware of harmful practices by companies under the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act?
We've launched whistleblower tools to report violations of obligations by Very Large Online Platforms, Search Engines and gatekeepers under the #DSA and #DMA.
🔴 We designated Apple’s iPadOS as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act.
Our investigation shows that its tablet operating system is an important gateway for businesses to reach consumers due to its large and commercially attractive user base and its importance for specific use cases.
We also discovered that Apple leverages its large ecosystem to disincentivise end users from switching to other tablet operating systems.
We will keep monitoring #DMA compliance very closely.
From 7 March, the designated gatekeepers – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft – must comply with all obligations in the Digital Markets Act.
These changes give you control of your:
📱 data: decide freely how your data is used
📱 phone: choose your default apps, browsers and search engines
📱 apps: install the apps you want and remove pre-installed apps
This one definetively is in the right directiion, it only came 'a bit late' and is way too short.
There is no choice, if soneone wants me to use WhatsApp, AirDrop or AirPlay.
In my private environment I can say 'no, thanks' (and socially isolate myself), but when it comes to companys (e.g. discounts), communities (e.g. soccer for kids) or public services (e.g. schools), I have no choice. I simply have to use a device that supports it.
Still no chance for other manufacturers or data sensible devices.
💡 The 🇪🇺 #EU’s #DMA came into force just a few weeks ago, establishing an unprecedented regulation framework for digital gatekeepers in the European Union. 👀
🤔 How does #SoftwareFreedom relate to regulating corporate behaviour in digital ecosystems?
ℹ️ Read this publication by :fsfe: #FSFE’s @llas about increasing fairness and contestability of digital markets with #FreeSoftware! 🚀
Today, we have opened five non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act.
It concerns:
🔹Alphabet’s rules on steering in Google Play
🔹Alphabet’s self-preferencing in Google Search
🔹Apple’s rules on steering in the App Store
🔹Apple's choice screen for Safari
🔹Meta’s ‘pay or consent model’
Having attended most of last week's #DMA compliance workshops in person, I was already convinced that the EU Commission would have no choice but to investigate if it doesn't want to lose all credibility for the #DigitalMarketsAct; the gatekeeper's circumvention attempts are just too blatant to ignore.
I wasn't sure they would act so swiftly though, so thank you @EU_Commission ! 👏
The foundational tenet of "the Cult of Mac" is that buying products from a $3t company makes you a member of an oppressed ethnic minority and therefore every criticism of that corporation is an ethnic slur:
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
Last month, the EU took aim at Apple's veto over its users' and software vendors' ability to transact with one another. The newly in-effect DMA requires Apple to open up both third-party payment processing and third-party app stores. Apple's response to this is the very definition of malicious compliance, a snake's nest of junk-fees, onerous terms of service, and petty punitive measures that all add up to a great, big "Go fuck yourself":
For the people asking about Sup, I've put it on hold pending the new EU laws that require interoperability with large platforms like WhatsApp and Signal.
I'm still working my way around the new laws and requirements so Sup can take advantage, but it requires some refactoring to be compatible.
I think @supapp has the potential to be a game changer for the fediverse, but I want to get it right.
After Loops, I plan to publish the app client + server, likely in May.
As the Digital Markets Act comes into effect today, Device Neutrality starts to become a tangible reality in the EU, says @fsfe. But it's only the first step and further commitment is necessary. FSFE launched https://deviceneutrality.org/ to raise public awareness about #DeviceNeutrality. Taking control of digital devices is a matter of freedom and #FreeSoftware is key to that.
Read all about the #DMA and FSFE's next steps https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240307-01.en.html
It is critical to monitor #DMA enforcement but also its future developments. More public awareness towards #DeviceNeutrality is necessary. For this reason, today we are launching the website https://deviceneutrality.org, so you can help us spread the word for end-user re-empowerment towards devices!
Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft
These large, systemic online platforms were designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act.
As of midnight today, they won't be able to use unfair practices towards those depending on them – with a fine of up to 20% of their global turnover for multiple failures.
Adguamento al Digital Markets Act: gli sforzi di Apple per proteggere la sicurezza e la privacy degli utenti nell’Unione Europea
Apple ha pubblicato un documento di 32 pagine che esamina tutte le modifiche apportate alla sua base di utenti dell'UE per conformarsi alla #DMA, la nuova legge sui mercati digitali dell'UE (e perché ritiene che siano negative).
"Open Letter to Tim Cook, Sabotaging Web Apps Is Indefensible
We write to express our concern at Apple’s decision to remove Web Apps (PWAs) from iOS and Safari in the European Union (EU), and to avail ourselves of our rights under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)."