The European Union’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a complex, many-legged beast, but at root, it is a regulation that aims to make it easier for the public to control the technology they use and rely on. One DMA rule forces the powerful “gatekeeper” tech companies to allow third-party app stores...
  • Maple EngineerEnglish
    106•1 year ago

    There’s a rule banning “self-preferencing.” That’s when platforms push their often inferior, in-house products and hide superior products made by their rivals.

    Spaz isn’t going to like this.

    • stephanEnglish
      23•1 year ago

      He wouldn’t if it applied to him. Unfortunately, reddit is not a gatekeeper in the sense of the DMA and due to its management it’s also unlikely to ever reach that position :)

      • Maple EngineerEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        You’re right. Hopefully they will expand the rules to include non-gatekeeper services like Reddit once the rule is in effect.