{"id":2512,"date":"2024-03-07T11:02:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T11:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smart-design-agency.com\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2024-03-07T11:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T11:02:24","slug":"the-digital-market-act-came-into-force-on-6-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smart-design-agency.com\/en\/the-digital-market-act-comes-into-force-on-march-6-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Digital Market Act came into force on 6 March 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2512\" class=\"elementor elementor-2512\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ecf1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60ecf1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32fe3f8\" data-id=\"32fe3f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c4155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1c4155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Changes for Google, Apple, Meta and Microsoft<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b77a5fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b77a5fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3692c21\" data-id=\"3692c21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a5660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a5660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6 March 2024 marked a major turning point for tech giants such as Google, Apple, Meta and Microsoft, with the entry into force of the Digital Market Act. This new legislation aims to regulate the power of large digital platforms and protect consumers and small businesses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26d4b95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26d4b95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d40aaf6\" data-id=\"d40aaf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a8d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1a8d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For Google, this means that they will have to be more transparent about how they rank search results and that they will have to allow users to choose their default search engine. Apple, meanwhile, will have to comply with stricter rules on privacy protection and competition in the App Store.<\/p><p>Meta, formerly known as Facebook, will face tougher measures to combat misinformation and protect users' personal data. Finally, Microsoft will have to guarantee fair access to its suite of online tools and services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bab83f5\" data-id=\"bab83f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0636e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0636e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Digital Market Act is not just limited to the big tech companies, but will also affect emerging players such as ByteDance, the company behind TikTok. 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