DMAEU Platform Regulation
EU Digital Markets Act Gatekeepers, CPS, and Product Obligations
This DMA hub helps understand when a platform is designated a gatekeeper, which core platform services are listed, and how Articles 5, 6, and 7 change your product and data workstreams.
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DMA quick scan
GatekeepersCurrent designation map
The Commission source snapshot lists Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Booking, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft as gatekeepers, with 23 designated core platform services after Meta's Facebook Marketplace undesignation.
Designation thresholds
Article 3 includes presumptions based on EUR 7.5 billion EU turnover in each of the last three financial years or EUR 75 billion market value, at least three Member States, 45 million monthly active EU end users, and 10,000 yearly active EU business users.
Compliance clock
Once a core platform service is listed in a designation decision, the gatekeeper must comply with Articles 5, 6, and 7 within six months and provide Article 11 reporting.
Use the topic guides to move from designation and CPS mapping into article-by-article product controls, report evidence, interoperability requests, and enforcement readiness.
Key dates
2022/1925
Regulation
Art. 3
Designation
Arts. 5-7
Duties
Art. 30
Fines
DMA questions this hub helps answer
Gatekeeper designation
Check the Article 3 criteria: significant internal-market impact, an important gateway from business users to end users, and an entrenched and durable position, including the quantitative presumptions.
Core platform service boundary
Separate online intermediation, search, social networking, video-sharing, number-independent messaging, operating systems, browsers, virtual assistants, cloud, and online advertising services before mapping obligations.
Product compliance workstreams
Route Articles 5-7 into consent, anti-steering, self-preferencing, default choice, app installation, data portability, business-user data access, ad transparency, and interoperability changes.
Gatekeeper designation
Core platform services
Article 11 reports
Publication details
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Author
Sorena AI
Published
Feb 23, 2026
Updated
May 25, 2026
Practical guidance to plan with; validate your gatekeeper and core-platform-service status, the designation thresholds, and Articles 5-7 duties against current legal sources and your own requirements.
DMA Timeline
Key milestones for DMA designation and compliance
Track DMA entry into force, designation decisions, listed core platform services, six-month compliance windows, reporting updates, interoperability specification decisions, and enforcement milestones only where cited sources support it.
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Topic guides
Deep dive pages for implementation planning, controls, reporting, and evidence.
1
DMA Anti-Circumvention Design Review for Gatekeeper Product Changes
Review DMA Article 13 anti-circumvention risks in gatekeeper product, interface, contractual, commercial, and technical changes with obligation mapping and evidence records.
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2
DMA Article 6 Business User Data Access Guide
Official source guide to EU Digital Markets Act Article 6 data access for business users, end users, authorised third parties, consent boundaries, and evidence handoffs.
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3
DMA Article 6(7) and Article 7 interoperability obligations
Official source guide to DMA interoperability duties: Article 6(7) operating-system feature access, Article 7 messaging interoperability, request handling, security conditions, and compliance evidence.
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4
DMA Articles 5, 6 and 7 obligations mapped to CPS evidence
Map EU Digital Markets Act Articles 5, 6 and 7 obligations to affected core platform services, product evidence, legal owners, and Article 11 compliance-report artifacts.
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5
DMA compliance program and monitoring for gatekeepers
Build a DMA compliance program around Article 8 effective compliance, Article 11 reporting evidence, Article 13 anti-circumvention controls, and Article 28 compliance-function governance.
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6
DMA Core Platform Service Scoping
Scope EU Digital Markets Act core platform services by service category, designation evidence, user thresholds, and Form GD service-boundary records.
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7
DMA CPS Obligation Matrix Workflow: Articles 5, 6, 7 and Article 11 Evidence
Build a DMA core platform service obligation matrix that links each designated CPS to Articles 5, 6 and 7 duties, product owners, designation evidence, Article 11 report artifacts and review gates.
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8
DMA designation intake workflow for gatekeeper notifications
Build an official source DMA designation intake record covering core platform service classification, Article 3 thresholds, Form GD evidence, Commission handoff, and Article 11 readiness.
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9
DMA enforcement, penalties, and remedies: Commission powers and evidence
EU Digital Markets Act enforcement guide covering Commission non-compliance decisions, DMA fine caps, periodic penalty payments, remedies, interim measures, commitments, and Article 11 evidence.
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10
DMA Gatekeeper Compliance Checklist for Articles 5, 6, 7 and 11
A cited EU Digital Markets Act checklist for designated gatekeepers: core platform service scope, Article 5/6/7 controls, Article 11 report evidence, anti-circumvention checks, and review gates.
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DMA Gatekeeper Designation Guide: Article 3 thresholds, Form GD, and Article 11 readiness
A cited EU Digital Markets Act guide for assessing Article 3 gatekeeper thresholds, scoping core platform services, preparing Form GD evidence, handling rebuttal annexes, and planning Article 11 compliance reporting.
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12
DMA penalties and fines: caps, triggers, and enforcement evidence
EU Digital Markets Act penalties guide covering Article 30 fine caps, Article 31 periodic penalty payments, non-compliance decisions, remedies, and evidence records.
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13
DMA Product Change Review Workflow for Articles 5, 6, 7, 11 and 13
Review DMA-relevant product releases for Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, anti-circumvention, Article 11 evidence, and product-owner/legal signoff.
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14
DMA Self-Preferencing Compliance Examples for Ranking and Display
Examples and release-review controls for DMA Article 6(5) self-preferencing checks across ranking, indexing, crawling, search results, marketplaces, app stores, feeds, and virtual assistants.
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15
DMA vs Data Act: gatekeeper duties compared with EU data-sharing rules
Compare the EU Digital Markets Act and EU Data Act by scope, actors, data access, interoperability, reporting, evidence, and enforcement without merging distinct obligations.
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16
DMA vs DSA: Digital Markets vs Services Act
A cited-source comparison of the DMA and DSA focused on gatekeepers, core platform services, DMA obligations, Article 11 reporting, interoperability, data access, and enforcement.
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17
DMA vs EU competition law: gatekeeper obligations, Article 11 evidence, and enforcement
Compare the EU Digital Markets Act with EU competition law: ex ante gatekeeper and core platform service duties, Articles 5 to 7, Article 11 reports, penalties, and evidence records.
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18
DMA vs GDPR: gatekeeper data obligations compared
Compare DMA gatekeeper obligations with high-level GDPR overlap for consent, combining personal data, data access, portability, and Article 11 reporting.
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19
EU Digital Markets Act Article 11 Evidence Calendar
Build an official source DMA Article 11 compliance report calendar with evidence owners, annual update checkpoints, report sections, and review gates.
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20
EU Digital Markets Act checklist for gatekeeper compliance
An official source DMA checklist for designated gatekeepers and core platform services, covering scope, Articles 5, 6 and 7 obligations, Article 11 reporting, evidence, anti-circumvention, and governance.
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21
EU Digital Markets Act compliance: gatekeeper obligations and evidence
DMA compliance guide for designated gatekeepers: core platform service scoping, Articles 5, 6 and 7 controls, Article 11 reports, anti-circumvention checks, interoperability evidence, and enforcement risk.
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22
EU Digital Markets Act deadlines and compliance calendar
Track DMA notification, designation, six-month obligation start, Article 11 reporting, Article 14 concentration notices, Article 15 profiling audits, and preparation milestones using official EU sources.
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23
EU Digital Markets Act FAQ: gatekeepers, DMA obligations, reports, and enforcement
Concise FAQ on the EU Digital Markets Act for gatekeeper designation, core platform services, Articles 5, 6 and 7 obligations, Article 11 reports, interoperability, business-user data access, compliance evidence, and enforcement.
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24
EU Digital Markets Act requirements for gatekeepers
DMA requirements for designated gatekeepers: core platform service scope, Articles 5, 6 and 7 obligations, Article 11 reporting, anti-circumvention, evidence, remedies, and fines.
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25
EU Digital Markets Act Timeline and Key Milestones: practical obligations and evidence guide
Practical EU Digital Markets Act guide to Timeline and Key Milestones: scope, owners, evidence, edge cases, checklist steps, and external cited citations.
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26
EU DMA Applicability Test: gatekeeper thresholds, core platform services, and evidence
Test whether the EU Digital Markets Act may apply to a platform service using the DMA gatekeeper criteria, core platform service categories, EU user thresholds, notification steps, and evidence records.
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27
EU DMA Article 11 Compliance Reporting Guide
Official source guide to EU Digital Markets Act Article 11 compliance reports: report purpose, template evidence, non-confidential summaries, annual updates, and submission steps.
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28
EU DMA do's and don'ts for product teams
Product release checks for designated DMA gatekeepers: Article 5, 6 and 7 obligations, anti-circumvention review, data access, interoperability, self-preferencing and Article 11 evidence.
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Next step
DMA exposure mapping and evidence work
This hub is the shared starting point for DMA scoping. Confirm whether the undertaking is already designated or near the Article 3 thresholds, identify each core platform service, and then assign Article 5, 6, 7, and 11 work to the product, data, ads, app-store, interoperability, reporting, and legal owners who can change the service.
What this unlocks
- Start with one undertaking and one service boundary: category of core platform service, EU end-user count, EU business-user count, Member State coverage, turnover or market-value position, and current Commission designation status.
- For designated core platform services, map each Article 5, 6, and 7 obligation to concrete product behavior: consent flows, anti-steering terms, ranking, defaults, uninstall and app-store access, data portability, business-user data, advertising transparency, and interoperability.
- Build the Article 11 evidence pack by core platform service and obligation: implementation date, pre-change behavior, technical changes, user-interface changes, terms changes, consultations, tests, indicators, raw data availability, and non-confidential summary positions.
- Treat enforcement readiness as a product-control issue: the Commission can impose fines up to 10% of total worldwide turnover, up to 20% for repeated Article 5-7 infringements, and periodic penalty payments up to 5% of average daily worldwide turnover.
Recommended route
Open Assessment Autopilot
Turn DMA gatekeeper, core platform service, Articles 5-7, Article 11, and interoperability questions into owned tasks and evidence requests.
Supporting route
Open Research Copilot
Answer DMA scope, designation, threshold, obligation, reporting, interoperability, and enforcement questions with cited outputs.
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