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This is *huge* news - the DMA has passed in the EU Parliament, including the interoperability extension to social media, mandating that the big tech gatekeepers must adopt open standards for interoperability. The world is changing... :D #CompDM

RT @SamuelStolton@twitter.com

The European Parliament has adopted its position on the Digital Markets Act #DMA with 642 votes for, 8 against, and 46 abstentions.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/SamuelStolton/status/1471179728996515844
#dma #compdm
in reply to The Matrix.org Foundation

fedops 💙💛
fedops 💙💛
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what is the actual definition of social media - does that include messengers? Would that mean Slack and Teams have to interoperate with others also? That would be awesome (as long as it's not greenwashed with bridges and stupid webhooks). Thanks!
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Hans van Zijst
Hans van Zijst
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Not really sure how to interpret it, but this one looks particularly nice:
allow third parties to inter-operate with the gatekeeper’s own services in certain specific situations

Depending on how "specific situations" are going to be defined, this could possible mean that Suckerberg e.a. could be forced to open their platforms to Signal, Telegram and Matrix. That would mean bridges would no longer be necessary, or at least could be much, much simpler.

Then again, I may be an optimist.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/digital-markets-act-ensuring-fair-and-open-digital-markets_en

The Digital Markets Act: ensuring fair and open digital markets

The digital markets act aims to ensure that gatekeepers platforms engage in fair practices online and do not abuse their position.
European Commission - European Commission
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