This paper introduces a new understanding of compliance and develops the concept of ‘strategic compliance narratives’ to capture how different platforms adapt different regulatory requirements in ways that merely satisfy formal obligations, while influencing user experience, regulatory legitimacy, and public trust.
News and Research articles on Digital Markets Act
The “exit penalty”: Why the DMA’s interoperability rules fail the reality test of platform migration
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is designed to empower users with the ability to freely switch between digital platforms. However, my 2026 migration experiment from Apple’s iOS to Google’s Android in Japan reveals a stark contrast between legal provisions and practical realities.
Google and Apple together control 99% of the European smartphone operating system market. What are the distinctive European policy and academic contributions to the ongoing global debate on how this new source of market power should be controlled?
This commentary provides first reflections on the recently published proposal for a Digital Markets Act and its prohibition of discriminatory rankings.