Europe has taken the lead on regulating the world's largest digital platforms, nearly all of which have grown up in the US and have headquarters in California. One species of regulation in particular seeks to address the market power and economic influence of these "big tech" platforms. The EU's "Digital Markets Act" (DMA), is the most recent and far-reaching of the attempts. The European Commission proposed the Digital Markets Act on December 15, 2020, with EU trilogue negotiators reaching political agreement at "lightning speed" on March 25, 2022. The DMA was approved by the European Parliament on July 5, and rubber stamped by the European Council on 18 July. It was published in the Official Journal on October 12, 2022 and came into force on November 1, 2022.

McGeorge Alum Kay Jebelli was closely involved in this legislative process, as Competition & Regulatory Counsel to the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), with industry members including Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Uber, Samsung, Shopify, Stripe and Rakuten. Kay continues to work with industry on the implementation of the DMA, and its enforcement by the European Commission. What were negotiations around the DMA like? How does the DMA compare to similar proposals in the US, the UK, and China? Will Europe's regulatory experiment succeed, and how will its effects be felt? What's next for big technology companies, and their role in the economy?

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