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The Digital Markets Act - The necessary culprit for a Digital Single Market?

Bergh, Arvid LU (2024) LAGF03 20241
Faculty of Law
Department of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
I takt med digitaliseringens frammarsch har allt fler delar av våra liv integrerats med digitala plattformar av diverse slag, genom vår användning av sociala
medier, sökmotorer, prisjämförelseverktyg m.fl. Att detta påverkar vår vardag
kan knappast låta häpnadsväckande – så pass vardagliga är dessa plattformar att
vi kanske inte tänker något särskilt på vilka appar som är förinstallerade på våra
telefoner, eller huruvida de sökresultat vi får fram på nätet verkligen ger oss ett
fullständigt och opartiskt informationsutbud.
Digital Markets Act, som nyligen trätt i fullständig kraft inom Europeiska
unionen, medför en betydande förändring i hur digitala plattformar tillhandahålls
till såväl konsumenter som affärsverksamheter i den... (More)
I takt med digitaliseringens frammarsch har allt fler delar av våra liv integrerats med digitala plattformar av diverse slag, genom vår användning av sociala
medier, sökmotorer, prisjämförelseverktyg m.fl. Att detta påverkar vår vardag
kan knappast låta häpnadsväckande – så pass vardagliga är dessa plattformar att
vi kanske inte tänker något särskilt på vilka appar som är förinstallerade på våra
telefoner, eller huruvida de sökresultat vi får fram på nätet verkligen ger oss ett
fullständigt och opartiskt informationsutbud.
Digital Markets Act, som nyligen trätt i fullständig kraft inom Europeiska
unionen, medför en betydande förändring i hur digitala plattformar tillhandahålls
till såväl konsumenter som affärsverksamheter i den digitala sfären. Som namnet
åsyftar så ämnar förordningen att reglera digitala marknader, vilket i praktiken
har inneburit att ett antal företag, som tillhandahåller vad förordningen kallar för
centrala plattformstjänster, har stämplats som s.k. grindvakter. Dessa grindvakter är i dagsläget företagen Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Bytedance, Meta
och Microsoft.
Digital Markets Act är ny; dess effektivitet är en fråga som tiden får besvara.
Med det sagt så utgör en analys av förordningen likväl en fulländande uppgift,
för att kunna förstå vad den faktiskt är, och för att förutspå vad den kommer att
innebära i en allt mer digitaliserad värld. (Less)
Abstract
As digitization advances, more and more parts of our lives have been integrated with digital platforms of various kinds, through our use of social media,
search engines, price comparison tools, and various other services. That this affects our everyday life can hardly sound surprising – these platforms are so commonplace that we may not give much thought to which apps are pre-installed
on our phones, or whether the search results we get online really give us a complete and unbiased supply of information.
The Digital Markets Act, which has recently entered into full force within the
European Union, brings about a significant change in the way digital platforms
are provided to both consumers and businesses in the digital sphere. As the
... (More)
As digitization advances, more and more parts of our lives have been integrated with digital platforms of various kinds, through our use of social media,
search engines, price comparison tools, and various other services. That this affects our everyday life can hardly sound surprising – these platforms are so commonplace that we may not give much thought to which apps are pre-installed
on our phones, or whether the search results we get online really give us a complete and unbiased supply of information.
The Digital Markets Act, which has recently entered into full force within the
European Union, brings about a significant change in the way digital platforms
are provided to both consumers and businesses in the digital sphere. As the
name implies, the act aims to regulate digital markets, which in practice has
meant that a number of companies, which provide what the regulation calls central platform services, have been labelled as so-called gatekeepers. These gatekeepers are currently the companies Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta,
Bytedance, Meta and Microsoft.
The Digital Markets Act is new; its effectiveness is a question that time will
have to tell. Having said this, an analysis of the regulation nevertheless constitutes a fulfilling task, in order to be able to understand what it actually is and to
predict what it will mean in an increasingly digitized world. (Less)
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Bergh, Arvid LU
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LAGF03 20241
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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EU law
language
English
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9152915
date added to LUP
2024-06-26 11:37:39
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2024-06-26 11:37:39
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  abstract     = {{As digitization advances, more and more parts of our lives have been integrated with digital platforms of various kinds, through our use of social media,
search engines, price comparison tools, and various other services. That this affects our everyday life can hardly sound surprising – these platforms are so commonplace that we may not give much thought to which apps are pre-installed
on our phones, or whether the search results we get online really give us a complete and unbiased supply of information.
The Digital Markets Act, which has recently entered into full force within the
European Union, brings about a significant change in the way digital platforms
are provided to both consumers and businesses in the digital sphere. As the
name implies, the act aims to regulate digital markets, which in practice has
meant that a number of companies, which provide what the regulation calls central platform services, have been labelled as so-called gatekeepers. These gatekeepers are currently the companies Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta,
Bytedance, Meta and Microsoft.
The Digital Markets Act is new; its effectiveness is a question that time will
have to tell. Having said this, an analysis of the regulation nevertheless constitutes a fulfilling task, in order to be able to understand what it actually is and to
predict what it will mean in an increasingly digitized world.}},
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  year         = {{2024}},
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