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Digital Markets Act (DMA)
  • Press release
  • 13 May 2024
  • Directorate-General for Competition, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
  • 1 min read

Commission designates Booking as a gatekeeper and opens a market investigation into X

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The European Commission has today designated under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Booking as a gatekeeper for its online intermediation service Booking.com and decided not to designate X Ads and TikTok Ads. In parallel, the Commission has opened a market investigation to further assess the rebuttal submitted in relation to the online social networking service X.
Today's decisions follow a review process conducted by the Commission after receiving the notifications of the three companies regarding their potential status as gatekeepers on 1 March 2024.

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