2026-05-04 08:34 UTC
Gatekeepers have been abusing account requirements to avoid their obligations under the DMA. A review of the legislation should have explicitly prohibited gatekeepers from requiring paid or unpaid online accounts for requesting interoperability or to distribute apps outside of or through competing app stores.
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@fsfe@mastodon.social 2026-05-04 08:35
We appreciate the EC recognising the need to improve the communication and transparency practices with civil society. However, instead of compliance workshops controlled by gatekeepers' agendas, more inclusive venues need to be found in order to focus on issues that actually matter under the DMA. This will empower the kind of critical and serious atmosphere of debate, enabling newlearning and understanding about gatekeepers’ compliance.