Sep 23, 2026 · 26 min · 11 segments
The EU’s Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act are reshaping how technology companies operate, compete, and manage online services. In this episode, Reed Smith attorneys…
Natasha TardifHost
Léonie DhellemmesHost
In July 2026, the European Commission issued its largest DMA fine to date, 890 million euros against a single gatekeeper, enough to push that company's cumulative EU liabilities past 10 billion euros.
The US administration opened a Section 301 trade investigation into Europe's treatment of American tech firms.
It warns that complying with the decision would strip hotel prices, flight costs out of the European search results entirely.
That's why we need to understand the law behind it because it isn't going away.
But the DMA exists to guarantee a level playing field for digital companies regardless of their size.
Users should be able to choose a feed that is not based on their personal data.
The law also bans targeted ads aimed at children and bans profiling people based on sensitive data like religion or ethnicity.
These two were built together, the DMA and the DSA, as the European Commission introduced them as one package to cover generally practices in the online world.
They apply based on where your users or data are, not where you're headquartered.
Today, we'll focus on DMA and the DSA, why they exist, what they require, and how enforcement has developed.
In July 2026, the European Commission issued its largest DMA fine to date, 890 million euros against a single gatekeeper, enough to push that company's cumulative EU liabilities past 10 billion euros.
The US administration opened a Section 301 trade investigation into Europe's treatment of American tech firms.
It warns that complying with the decision would strip hotel prices, flight costs out of the European search results entirely.
That's why we need to understand the law behind it because it isn't going away.
But the DMA exists to guarantee a level playing field for digital companies regardless of their size.
Users should be able to choose a feed that is not based on their personal data.
The law also bans targeted ads aimed at children and bans profiling people based on sensitive data like religion or ethnicity.
These two were built together, the DMA and the DSA, as the European Commission introduced them as one package to cover generally practices in the online world.
They apply based on where your users or data are, not where you're headquartered.
Today, we'll focus on DMA and the DSA, why they exist, what they require, and how enforcement has developed.
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