I really love the #DMA, but I felt concerned for a while about #Meta using metadata, particularly information about individual Meta accounts interacting with individual external accounts, to profile users who are not even on their platforms. It would not be the first time they were making 'shadow profiles', and WhatsApp already started selling metadata of encrypted chats since about a year or two ago. :blobfoxthonking:

📬 WhatsApp muss sich für andere Messenger öffnen
#Internet #Softwareentwicklung #DigitalMarketsAct #DMA #Gatekeeper #Meta #Wabetainfo #WhatsApp https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/internet/whatsapp-muss-sich-fuer-andere-messenger-oeffnen-280393.html

#WhatsApp is adapting its software to comply with the European Union Digital Markets Act (#DMA), which requires large tech companies to offer interoperability. The latest WhatsApp beta for Android shows the company's efforts to meet these regulations.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/9/whatsapp-working-on-interoperability-to-comply-with-eu-s-digital-markets-act/

Weeks after it was reported that #Microsoft would stop forcing #Edge in the #EEA and allow for links to be opened with the default browser, nothing seems to have changed.

Just days ago, the @EU_Commission designated Microsoft as a gatekeeper under the #DMA to prevent them from imposing unfair conditions.

At Vivaldi, we believe in putting people in charge of their browsing experience. No corporation should force you to use their services against your will.

https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/windows-system-components-default-edge.html

01 Net: Vous pourrez bientôt utiliser WhatsApp pour envoyer des messages sur d’autres services https://www.01net.com/actualites/vous-pourrez-bientot-utiliser-whatsapp-pour-envoyer-des-messages-sur-dautres-services.html #francais #01net #Technologie #Tech #Applis,Logiciels #WhatsApp #DMA

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"Bèta WhatsApp toont scherm voor ontvangen chats vanaf andere apps"

---> "Het lijkt erop dat het gaat om een functie om te voldoen aan de regels van de Europese Digital Markets Act, die voorschrijft dat Meta WhatsApp moet openstellen voor andere chatapps."

(via @Tweakers ) #DMA
https://tweakers.net/nieuws/213430/beta-whatsapp-toont-scherm-voor-ontvangen-chats-vanaf-andere-apps.html

I am not surprised by #ElonMusk’s reaction. This is why I think any attempts by @EU_Commission to reign in #X / #Twitter via #GDPR & #DMA will also not work.

#Musk will not bow to governmental decrees—so long as they do not target #SpaceX or #Tesla (which authoritarian governments like #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 & #China 🇨🇳 have figured out).

👉🏾 Elon Musk’s X is suing California over its online moderation reporting bill - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/9/23865828/elon-musk-x-corp-suing-california-ab-587-first-amendment-challenge-free-speech-twitter-social-media

@irunonprivacy je ne suis pas juriste, mais je viens de voir sur mon feed LinkedIn que #Google #SGE et #DMA serait une chance pour le #SEO 😂 (je m’y connais un peu dans ce domaine). Je crois qu’on ne comprend pas encore trop bien toutes les incidences et effets de bord. L’Europe se cherche, mais elle doit veiller aussi à inspirer la même chose sur les autres continents, pas que ça l’isole. C’est comme pour le volet énergie, voiture électrique, etc.

#Apple als Gatekeeper: Diese radikalen Änderungen stehen iPhone-Nutzern ins Haus | Mac & i https://www.heise.de/news/Apple-als-Gatekeeper-Diese-radikalen-Aenderungen-stehen-iPhone-Nutzern-ins-Haus-9298291.html #DigitalMarketsAct #DMA #AppleAppStore #AppStore

The #EU 's decision to classify #Apple as a #gatekeeper under the #DigitalMarketsAct is the right decision towards more openness and choice of the #iOS platform!

I — an #Android developer that is interested in #multiplatform development via #KMP — am looking forward to a future where I can easily sideload my small & free apps on iOS devices & distribute them through other stores w/o having to pay 100USD/year for an Apple dev account that I otherwise don't need.

#Europe #EuropeanCommission #DMA

@gbraad Yeah it sucks that #X / #Twitter is still the fastest way to contact politicians or state agencies in the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸.

I believe the same is true for #Europe as well, as I noticed the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 did not target X via the #DMA which I assume is out of fear of #ElonMusk (they need him for #Ukraine 🇺🇦 via #Starlink).

#Musk is the type who would retaliate by either shutting down government accounts on X or threatening to cut off Starlink.

The @EU_Commission’s designation of the top 5 leading U.S. #digital businesses as "gatekeepers" under the #DMA was followed by stock declines that cost NY pension plans over $3.1 B, costing each of their 2.3 million members an average of $1,300.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/06/dma-gatekeepers-named/

The @EU_Commission’s designation of the top 5 leading U.S. #digital businesses as "gatekeepers" under the #DMA have cost NY pension plans over $3.1 B, costing each of their 2.3 million members an average of $1,300 through stock declines.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/06/dma-gatekeepers-named/

The @EU_Commission’s designation of the top 5 leading U.S. #digital businesses as "gatekeepers" under the #DMA have cost NY pension plans over $13.5 B, costing each of their 2.3 million members an average of $6,000 through stock declines.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/06/dma-gatekeepers-named/

Con il Digital Service Act e Digital Market Act ci saranno molti cambiamenti da parte delle big tech ma questo punto, che viene abusato anche dalle software house, chi lo controlla se non ci saranno "Gatekeeper" per ogni contenuto digitale?

#DSA #DMA #privacy

La Commissione europea ha scelto le 6 big tech che dominano i suoi mercati digitali

@eticadigitale

Scatta il #DigitalMarketsAct per sei piattaforme: #Alphabet, #Amazon, #Apple, #Meta, #Bytedance e #Microsoft

#DMA

Di Luca #Zorloni su #wireditalia

https://www.wired.it/article/dma-digital-markets-act/

#DMA: Gatekeeper sind #Alphabet, #Amazon, #Apple, Bytedance, Meta und #Microsoft | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Digital-Markets-Act-WhatsApp-und-Facebook-Messenger-muessen-interoperabel-werden-9296190.html #DigitalMarketsAct #TikTok #Instagram #Facebook #WhatsApp #MetaPlatforms #Threema #SignalMessenger #Messenger #Instagram #Android

Gatekeeper im #DigitalMarketsAct: #Bing und #iMessage zu klein für Label? | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Gatekeeper-im-Digital-Markets-Act-Bing-und-iMessage-zu-klein-fuer-Label-9294702.html #Microsoft #Apple #DMA

Ecco i #gatekeeper (soggetti in posizione dominante) per il #DMA, la legge europea sui mercati digitali:

- social network: TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn

- piattaforme intermediazione: Google Maps, Play, Shopping, Amazon Marketplace, iOS App Store, Meta Marketplace

- ads delivery systems: Google, Amazon and Meta

- browser: Chrome, Safari

- OS: Android, iOS, Windows;

- messaging: WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger

- search engine: Google

- video sharing: YouTube

#EU #UE

@rysiek @darnell @whvholst

No, unfortunately the #DMA does *not* force gatekeeper social networks to interoperate even if smaller ones want it.

Despite #DigitalRights groups like @edri fighting for this, there was much political & #lobbying resistance, and now Article 7 DMA on mandatory #interoperability only applies to messaging services, not social networks.

So, @element and @threemaapp could ask Whatsapp and #Facebook #Messenger to interoperate, but the #Fediverse won't be affected.