The European Commission is organizing a series of compliance workshops with interested third parties to receive their views on specific issues and questions that may arise in relation to the measures that Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Bytedance, Meta and Microsoft have put in place to ensure effective compliance of their core platforms services with the DMA.
First two 2025 workshops in Brussels: Microsoft, on Friday 20 June 2025, 09:00 - 13:10 (CEST), followed by Amazon, on 23 June 2025.
See also the Commission's press release.

As this was already the case in March 2024, the Commission will again hold technical workshops with interested third parties to receive their views on specific issues and questions that may arise in relation to the measures that Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Bytedance, Meta and Microsoft have put in place to ensure effective compliance of their core platforms services with the DMA.

The Commission adopted today its second Digital Markets Act (‘DMA') annual report.
The report describes the measures taken from January to December 2024 to ensure effective enforcement of the DMA and achieving fairness and contestability in the internal market's digital sector.

The European Commission found that Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and that Meta breached the DMA obligation to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data. Therefore, the Commission has fined Apple and Meta with €500 million and €200 million respectively.

Following a constructive dialogue with Apple, the Commission has decided to close its investigation into Apple's user choice obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The Commission has also informed Apple of its preliminary view that Apple's contract terms concerning alternative app distribution breach the DMA.

Today, the European Commission sent two sets of preliminary findings to Alphabet for failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), regarding two services for which it has been designated as a gatekeeper.

Today, the European Commission adopted two decisions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) specifying the measures that Apple has to take to comply with certain aspects of its interoperability obligation.

The gatekeepers designated on 6 September 2024, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft, have to submit, by today, reports on their updated compliance measures under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), outlining the changes they have implemented and measures they have taken during the past year. By today, the gatekeepers also need to submit to the Commission updated independently audited reports on consumer profiling techniques.

Today, the High-Level Group for the Digital Markets Act (High-Level Group) convenes for the fourth time in Brussels, with a keynote speech by Executive Vice-President Ribera. The meeting marks the first anniversary of the start of application of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) obligations, as well as two years from the decision to establish the High-Level Group.

The Commission has sent preliminary findings to Apple in the context of the two specification proceedings it started on 19 September 2024. These findings indicate the proposed measures for Apple to ensure interoperability of connected devices with iPhones and to make interoperability by third parties more predictable and transparent, as required by the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The EU Commission is seeking feedback on the measures Apple should take to ensure interoperability under the Digital Markets Act, in the context of the two specification proceedings indicating the proposed measures for Apple’s interoperability. The two public consultations are the following:

1. On the measures relevant for connected devices seeking interoperability with iOS;
2. On Apple’s interoperability request process for third parties

This workshop offers interested parties the opportunity to seek clarifications and provide feedback on proposed compliance solutions under the DMA.
The view of third parties is crucial to assessing whether gatekeepers’ compliance with the DMA is effective and if technical and contractual solutions are practicable and transparent, and ultimately whether they deliver benefits, choices, and opportunities to third parties and society as a whole.
Registration to attend the workshop in person closes on 11 November 2024, at 12h00

As of today, Booking Holdings Inc. (BHI), designated as gatekeeper on 13 May 2024, must ensure that its online intermediation service, Booking.com, complies with all relevant obligations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Apple must ensure its operating system iPadOS complies with all the relevant obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). On 29 April 2024, the Commission added Apple’s iPadOS to the list of core platform services for which Apple is designated as gatekeeper. 

Today, the Commission found that the online social networking service of X should not be designated as a core platform service under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Today's decision comes after an in-depth market investigation launched on 13 May 2024 following the notification by X of its status of potential gatekeeper.

Today, the European Commission has started two specification proceedings to assist Apple in complying with its interoperability obligations under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA'). Under the DMA, Apple must provide free and effective interoperability to third party developers and businesses with hardware and software features controlled by Apple's operating systems iOS and iPadOS, designated under the DMA.

The Commission services in charge of the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have agreed to work together to clarify and give guidance on the interplay between DMA and GDPR.
This enhanced dialogue between Commission’s services and the EDPB will focus on the applicable obligations to digital gatekeepers under the DMA which present a strong interplay with the GDPR to ensure the coherent application to digital gatekeepers of the applicable regulatory frameworks.

The Commission takes note of today’s judgement of the General Court. With this ruling, the Court confirmed the Commission's decision to designate ByteDance as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act with respect to its TikTok online social networking service.
The Commission will now carefully study the judgement.
We will continue working with ByteDance, like all other gatekeepers, to ensure full compliance with the Digital Markets Act.
See also Curia's press release (in PDF format).

The Commission has informed Meta of its preliminary findings that its “pay or consent” advertising model fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In the Commission's preliminary view, this binary choice forces users to consent to the combination of their personal data and fails to provide them a less personalised but equivalent version of Meta's social networks.

The European Commission is launching a call for tenders for a study into interoperability tools in the digital single market in the context of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
With this study the contractor will map out the technical challenges and solutions for ensuring horizontal interoperability between number-independent interpersonal communication services with a particular focus on evaluating the merits of a potential extension of this obligation to online social networking services. The study should therefore offer practical recommendations based on the latest developments in horizontal interoperability within the context of the implementation of the DMA.