Winter 2022, December, Volume 2

The EU Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) will impose far-reaching obligations on large technology firms operating in the European Union, and, as a consequence, worldwide. Notably, unlike existing rules, the DMA’s definitions and obligations are designed to work without the need for an effects-based analysis. As such, they reflect the perceived need for speedy regulatory intervention in fast-moving technology markets (by contrast with the perceived lag in the enforcement of existing antitrust rules). The articles in this edition of the Chronicle seek to grapple with the implications of the DMA from a practical perspective.