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- The EU’s Digital Markets Act is going into its six-month implementation phase.
- If a company is identified as a “gatekeeper,” it will be forced to open up its services and platform.
- These rules could force Apple to make major changes to iMessage and more.
Apple isn’t exactly known for having an ecosystem that plays nice with outside products and services. But, that could change in the near future once the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) goes into full effect.
Back in late 2020, the DMA was proposed to the European Commission. The measure was then agreed to by the European Parliament and the Council in March 2022. It has now reached the implementation phase — a six-month period — and is expected to go into effect on May 2, 2023.