Overview   Digital Markets Act

The European Commission's first review of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) found that in the first two years of its application, the DMA remains fit for purpose and has opened up new opportunities for businesses and developers, while giving users more control over their experiences and devices, as well as access to more diverse and innovative digital products and services.

The Commission has sent its preliminary findings to Google as part of the specification proceedings it started on 27 January 2026 under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). These preliminary findings outline the draft measures Google should implement to ensure that third parties have effective access and interoperability with key capabilities of Android.

The Commission is consulting third parties on the draft measures that Alphabet must implement to ensure effective interoperability with AI services on its Android operating system (Google Android), as required by Article 6(7) of the DMA. The Commission especially welcomes contributions from companies with first-hand experience on issues concerned by these proceedings, such as those providing Artificial Intelligence (AI) services on Android smartphones and tablets or Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) whose mobile devices are powered by Google Android.
See also the Commission's press release.

The European Commission has sent preliminary findings to Google outlining proposed measures to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Under these proposed measures, Google should allow third party search engines to access search data, such as ranking, query, click and view data, on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.
To ensure that the proposed measures are effective, the Commission invites interested parties to comment on them through a public consultation.

Consultation on the proposed measures that Alphabet must implement to ensure effective sharing of Google Search data with third party undertakings providing online search engines, as required by Article 6(11) of the Digital Markets Act ("DMA").
The Commission will carefully assess the feedback provided by interested parties and Alphabet. The input received may result in adjustments to the proposed measures and will feed in the Commission’s decision making the measures legally binding on Alphabet. The Commission will adopt a final decision by 27 July 2026 (within six months of opening the proceedings).

The High-Level Group on the Digital Markets Act (High-Level Group) successfully concluded its sixth Plenary meeting in Brussels, with a focus on advancing cooperation in EU digital regulations. The High-Level Group invited Professors Vicky Robertson, Orla Lynskey, and Belle Beems, who shared their expertise and insights on the future of digital regulation and the coordination between regulatory authorities. 

Today, the Commission and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the individual contributions received in response to the public consultation on the draft joint guidelines on the interplay between the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), launched by the Commission and the EDPB.  The Commission and the EDPB welcome the high level of participation, with over 100 contributions submitted by a broad range of parties, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), trade and business associations, gatekeepers, civil society and consumer organisations, academics, think tanks, law firms, and individual citizens. The contributions show the respondents’ broad support for the initiative and the cross-regulatory dialogue, which is widely seen as necessary to ensure coherence between the enforcement of the DMA and the protection of fundamental rights under the GDPR. 

The gatekeepers designated on 6 September 2023, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft, have submitted 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. The gatekeepers also submitted to the Commission updated independently audited reports on consumer profiling techniques.

Today, the European Commission has found that Apple’s online advertising service Apple Ads and Apple’s online intermediation service Apple Maps should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA’).

Today, the European Commission has started two sets of specification proceedings to assist Google in complying with its obligations under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA'). The specification proceedings formalise the Commission's regulatory dialogue with Google on certain areas of its compliance with two DMA obligations.

The European Commission published a summary and the individual contributions received in response to the consultation on the ongoing review of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). 
The assessment of these contributions will feed into the Commission's review report to be presented by 3 May 2026 to the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Economic and Social Committee. The regular review of the DMA every three years is a legal requirement, mandated by the regulation itself, to ensure that the DMA meets its objectives and maintains its effectiveness in the evolving landscape of digital markets.

The European Commission acknowledges Meta's undertaking to offer users in the EU an alternative choice of Facebook and Instagram services that would show them less personalised ads, to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This is the first time that such a choice is offered on Meta's social networks. Meta will give users the effective choice between: consenting to share all their data and seeing fully personalised advertising, and opting to share less personal data for an experience with more limited personalised advertising. Meta will present these new options to users in the EU in January 2026.

On 27 November 2025, the Commission received notifications from Apple indicating that its core platform services, Apple Ads and Apple Maps, meet the Digital Markets Act (DMA) thresholds. 

The European Commission opened three market investigations on cloud computing services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Two market investigations will assess whether Amazon and Microsoft should be designated as gatekeepers for their cloud computing services, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, under the DMA, in other words whether they act as important gateways between businesses and consumers, despite not meeting the DMA gatekeeper thresholds for size, user number and market position. The third market investigation will assess if the DMA can effectively tackle practices that may limit competitiveness and fairness in the cloud computing sector in the EU. 

Today, the European Commission has formally launched proceedings to assess whether Google applies fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions of access to publishers' websites on Google Search, which is an obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The European Commission and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have launched a public consultation to gather feedback on draft guidelines on the interplay between the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 

The DMA and the GDPR are independent regulatory frameworks with complementary objectives and several points of intersection. To ensure the coherent and effective application of the two sets of rules, the Commission and the EDPB decided to issue Joint Guidelines on the interplay between the DMA and the GDPR (Joint Guidelines). The Joint Guidelines provide guidance to gatekeepers on how to interpret and comply with the two sets of rules, ensuring that the distinct competences of the Commission and the EDPB are respected.
The objective of the consultation is to gather feedback on the draft Joint Guidelines. The Commission and the EDPB will carefully review all submissions before adopting the final Joint Guidelines, in 2026.
See also the Commission's press release.

The European Commission seeks to utilise the contractor’s software and technological expertise in order to obtain comprehensive technical assistance in the implementation of Article 6(7) of the Digital Markets Act, including the monitoring of the implementation of the Specification Decision for Case DMA.100203 – Article 6(7) – Apple – iOS – SP – Features for Connected Physical Devices. On an exceptional basis, the call for tenders shall be open to economic operators established in in a EU Member State or a third country which has a special agreement with the European Union in the field of public procurement on the conditions laid down in that agreement.
this is not a call for tenders but a publication announcing the contracting authority’s intention to publish a future negotiated low or middle value procedure.
Deadline for expression of interest: 26/09/2025

The European Commission is seeking feedback on how the Digital Markets Act (DMA) can support fair and contestable digital markets, including the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector.
To that end, the Commission published yesterday a call for evidence with additional information on the DMA review process and the public consultation launched on 3 July, as well as an AI questionnaire.
See also the Commission's press release.

Today, Director-General of DG CNECT Roberto Viola and Director-General of DG COMP Olivier Guersent, representing the European Commission services responsible for the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), have signed a first of its kind Cooperation Arrangement with the Japan Fair Trade Commission, responsible for the implementation of Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act, represented by Secretary-General Hiroo Iwanari. The Arrangement is signed in the context of the EU-Japan Digital Partnership.