Contradiction

Slug collision: [[digital-markets-act]] exists as both concept and topic. Prefer concept for regulatory definition; topic for enforcement timeline.

Definition

The EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) imposes interoperability, data portability, and anti-self-preferencing obligations on designated “gatekeeper” platforms. In June 2026, the European Commission preliminarily designated amazon AWS and microsoft Azure via the qualitative “important gateway” route.

Key Points

  • 2026-07-16: Binding specification decisions on Google Android AI interoperability (11 features) and Search data sharing with AI chatbots (eu-google-android-ai-interoperability-dma)

  • Android measures mostly by Android 18 / 1 Aug 2027; Search data from Jan 2027

  • Preliminary designation June 25, 2026 — not final; defence phase ongoing

  • Neither AWS nor Azure meets quantitative DMA thresholds; qualitative route used

  • AI tools and partnerships cited as cloud procurement drivers

  • Final decision expected by December 2026; fines up to 10-20% global turnover

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