On 6 September 2023 the European Commission designated for the first time six gatekeepers - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft - under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). On 29 April 2024, the Commission designated Apple with respect to its iPadOS, its operating system for tablets, as a gatekeeper under the DMA. On 13 May 2024, the Commission also designated under the DMA, Booking as a gatekeeper for its online intermediation service Booking.com. On 23 April 2025, Meta was undesignated for its online intermediation service Facebook Marketplace. In total, 23 core platform services provided by those gatekeepers are currently designated.
For more information on submissions, the designation process, how to submit information on acquisitions (Article 14) and how to contact the DMA team if you are a Gatekeeper or potential gatekeeper, please consult Resources for gatekeepers and potential gatekeepers.
