The Digital Markets Act: Towards a Compliance Concept for Gatekeepers

The power structures in digital markets are currently the subject of the attention of legislators in various jurisdictions. This has been triggered by the rising market power of a few large digital companies (“Big Tech”), which are challenging the competitive structure of digital markets. In this article, we will focus on the European Union’s approach to regulating Big Tech – the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). With fines up to an equivalent of 20 percent of the global t