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- Google is changing Search, Android, and other services in light of Europe’s newly implemented Digital Markets Act.
- The DMA came into effect on March 6, and as a result, Google users have way more choices in Europe compared to the rest of the world.
Google has detailed its plans for complying with Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into effect on March 6. The policy is one that targets and holds accountable larg tech companies and their services — “gatekeepers,” — as it calls them. Everything you’ve been hearing about Apple allowing app sideloading on iPhones and iPads, interoperability of messaging services like Signal and WhatsApp, upfront choices for Android users, and more — all come under the purview of the Digital Markets Act.