The new Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act: four perspectives

As members of the focus area Governing the Digital Society at Utrecht University, we are proud to present a new GDS-blog-series. Each month we will feature a new post on topics relevant to our theme.

This January, we open the series with a themed collection of blog posts pertaining to the DSA/DMA, launched in December 2020. The long-awaited European Commission’s legislative initiatives for the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) are expected to reshape the European approach to the governing of digital services. In these blog post series, we will explore various interdisciplinary perspectives on the proposed reforms and their role in furthering the quest for open, safe and fair digital societies.

Here are links to the following blog posts:

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  Countering the power of big tech companies: is the bigger picture missing?

  Anna Gerbrandy discusses the question: do the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act curb the power of the Big Tech companies sufficiently?

  

  Prof. mr. dr. Anna Gerbrandy

  professor of Competition Law
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  DSA, DMA and ‘Access to…’

  Laura Frederika Lalíková shares her thoughts on the new Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act and how these influence the accessibility of digital platforms.

  

  Laura Frederika Lalíková

  PhD candidate, law department Utrecht University
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  DMA: a step forward in ensuring swift intervention in the digital sector but flexibility is key

  In this blog, Carla Farinhas focusses on the intervention-side of the new Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act.

  

  Carla Farinhas

  PhD candidate, law department Utrecht University
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  Setting the dark on fire

  Viktorija Morozovaite addresses whether the new Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act will have effect on transparency of digital platforms.

  

  Viktorija Morozovaite

  PhD candidate, law department Utrecht University