On Tuesday 4 July, the European Commission announced that Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, ByteDance (TikTok), Meta (Facebook), Microsoft and Samsung had notified it of their intention to be designated as ‘gatekeepers’ under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) (see EUROPE B13195A29).
Companies had to submit their applications by 3 July. The European Commission will now be responsible for examining their dossiers and by 6 September, will be able to appoint them as gatekeepers. These...