The new rules will help enforce that basic principle. From now on, they must show that they also allow for fair competition on the internet. The Digital Markets Act puts an end to the ever-increasing dominance of Big Tech companies. "The agreement ushers in a new era of tech regulation worldwide. In case of systematic infringements, the Commission may ban them from acquiring other companies for a certain time.Īfter the negotiations, the rapporteur from Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, Andreas Schwab (EPP, DE), said:
If a gatekeeper does not comply with the rules, the Commission can impose fines of up to 10% of its total worldwide turnover in the preceding financial year, and 20% in case of repeated infringements. They also managed to include a requirement to allow users to freely choose their browser, virtual assistants or search engines. Parliament also ensured that combining personal data for targeted advertising will only be allowed with explicit consent to the gatekeeper. As regards interoperability obligation for social networks, co-legislators agreed that such interoperability provisions will be assessed in the future. Users of small or big platforms would then be able to exchange messages, send files or make video calls across messaging apps, thus giving them more choice. To be designated as “gatekeepers”, these companies must also provide certain services such as browsers, messengers or social media, which have at least 45 million monthly end users in the EU.and 10 000 annual business users.ĭuring a close to 8-hour long trilogue (three-way talks between Parliament, Council and Commission), EU lawmakers agreed that the largest messaging services (such as Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger or iMessage) will have to open up and interoperate with smaller messaging platforms, if they so request. The text provisionally agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators targets large companies providing so-called “core platform services” most prone to unfair business practices, such as social networks or search engines, with a market capitalisation of at least 75 billion euro or an annual turnover of 7.5 billion. The ceremony included a choir from Richmond's Swansboro Elementary School, speeches from scholars, community members and officials and the uncovering of the sign at the site near North Fifth Street and Hospital Street in Richmond.The Digital Markets Act (DMA) will ban certain practices used by large platforms acting as “gatekeepers” and enable the Commission to carry out market investigations and sanction non-compliant behaviour. Walker Governor's School, speaks after the unveiling of the state historical marker for the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground on Sunday. Read more about this site and its history. The site is under review by the National Park Service for potential inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
In March, the state review board and the board of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources voted unanimously to list the site, as part of a larger burying ground district, on the Virginia Landmarks Register. Over the past several years, Smith has worked as part of a team seeking state and federal historic recognition of the Richmond site. “With 22,000 free and enslaved burials over 30 acres, this was one of, if not the, largest burial ground for the enslaved in the nation,” Ryan Smith, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of History in the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University, said in a VCU News interview in March. The marker is posted at the site, at the corner of North Fifth and Hospital streets in Richmond, where the remains of more than 20,000 Black Americans are interred.
On Sunday, a group of scholars, community members and officials celebrated the unveiling of a state historical marker at the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground.
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