Wired
The European Union’s lack of progress in regulatory legislation targeting large tech companies has been frustrating by Commissioner Marguerite Bestea, head of the Antimonopoly Department.
Perfection must not be the enemy of the very good
Marguerite Vestair, who has been working on the development of tech corporate regulation legislation in the EU for many years, should realize that it is more important to ensure 80% now than to stick to 100% never visited. “Perfectness must not be an enemy of what is very good,” he called on lawmakers.
The European Commission has long been dedicated to curbing the anti-competitive growth of major tech companies such as Apple and Google (so-called GAFAM). The Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), which severely limit them as platformers, were seen as imminent, but political conflicts within the EU. It seems that the establishment is delayed due to.
“Once enacted, there is no reason not to revise it for the next 20 years,” said Vestair, emphasizing that there is no need to stick to perfect legislation at this time.
Two main bills
The Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act are like throat blades for tech companies.
Under the Digital Service Law, the issue is what kind of responsibility a company will take for illegal and harmful content posted on its service. This is also related to the “Violation Prevention Act” that was recently launched in Australia to finalize the bill.
The Digital Markets Act also prohibits preferential treatment of our products on the platform. It can be a life-and-death problem for Apple and Google because it imposes restrictions on actions such as pre-installed apps and preferential listing of official apps in the store.
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