Policy Briefing — European Commission proposes Digital Markets Act
The European Commission unveiled the draft Digital Markets Act on 15 December 2020, introducing ex-ante obligations for large online platforms designated as gatekeepers.
The Commission proposed the Digital Markets Act on 15 December 2020, targeting systemic platforms with obligations around data portability, self-preferencing bans, interoperability for core services, and restrictions on combining personal data without consent. Non-compliance risks fines up to 10% of global turnover and structural remedies for repeat offenders.
Platform, compliance, and product teams should assess whether services may meet gatekeeper thresholds, prepare data separation and interoperability roadmaps, and monitor Parliament and Council negotiations that could tighten default bans on bundling and data use.
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