The European Union’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a complex, many-legged beast, but at root, it is a regulation that aims to make it easier for the public to control the technology they use and rely on. One DMA rule forces the powerful “gatekeeper” tech companies to allow third-party app stores...
  • stephan@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    He wouldn’t if it applied to him. Unfortunately, reddit is not a gatekeeper in the sense of the DMA and due to its management it’s also unlikely to ever reach that position :)

    • Maple Engineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      You’re right. Hopefully they will expand the rules to include non-gatekeeper services like Reddit once the rule is in effect.