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 Engineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months 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.

    • stephan@feddit.deEnglish
      27·
      2 months 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 Engineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

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