Insights (Filter: Digital Markets Act)
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The Commission’s DMA Specification Decisions on Google: A Case of Regulatory Privilege Escalation
It is understood and accepted by most experts and observers that platform companies like Apple, Google, and Meta are large, systemic, and should be...
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Before the Gatekeeper: AI and the Limits of Ex Ante Competition Regulation
Eight weeks ago, the European Commission concluded its review of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) – its landmark regulation of technology platforms....
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Opening Android, Closing Competition? The DMA’s AI Interoperability Paradox
Last month, we argued in an ECIPE Insight that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is not so much promoting competition anymore but rather actively trying...
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To Protect Data or Not to Protect: The Dilemma in the Commission’s Article 6(11) DMA Proceedings against Google
In a series of Insights and Studies, scholars at ECIPE have drawn attention to the increasingly conflictual relationship between new enforcement...
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When Rules Collide: Regulatory Frictions Around the DMA and the Future of the EU’s Digital Framework
The EU’s digital rulebook is entering a new phase, one marked less by the need to close regulatory gaps than by the risk of friction between...
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The DMA Is Not Fixing Competition, It’s Redesigning It
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) may be a young regulation but, curiously, is already showing signs of being misaligned with actual market realities. As...
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Reviewing the Digital Markets Act: Inspirations from Japan
The European Commission is in the process of reviewing the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the flagship ex-ante competition regulation introduced a few...
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The EU’s Digital Markets Act: A Gift to Hackers – and a Threat to Competition?
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) was designed to promote competition in digital markets, particularly by preventing large technology firms from...
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New Report Questioning Political Logic and Economic Assessment Behind EU DMA Proposal
By: Matthias BauerLast week, the US government distributed an eight-point policy paper calling on the EU to reconsider its proposed Digital Market Act (DMA). The...