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<html newsdate="2025-02-20">
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<version>1</version>
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<head>
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<title>DMA & Free Software: what Free Software organisations need to know</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>DMA & Free Software: what Free Software organisations need to know</h1>
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<p>
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On 24 March the FSFE will conduct an online Q&A session about the
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Digital Markets Act and its importance for representatives of Free
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Software organisations. The DMA was designed to limit the power of the
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"gatekeepers" and boost fairer digital markets. But what does its
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enforcement mean for Free Software? Join us for this strategic
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discussion.
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/bc/ab/229174beabd5b9a16eb9a0ef81c6.jpg" alt="Banner with title of the event and details about time and date"/>
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</figure>
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<h2> Understanding the DMA’s impact on Free Software</h2>
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<p>The <a href="/activities/dma/dma">Digital
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Markets Act (DMA)</a> is the European Union’s regulation to promote fair
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competition in the digital markets. The law applies to large tech
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companies exercising “gatekeeper control” in the EU. The DMA imposes on
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such companies several obligations, like allowing the right to install
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and uninstall software in devices, prohibition of non-removable
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pre-installed software, enabling third-party app stores, and access
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rights via interoperability with software and hardware functions.</p>
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<p>This event is specifically designed for members and representatives
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of Free Software organizations to discuss the opportunities the DMA
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creates for Free Software, such as enabling alternative app stores,
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side-loading of applications, and improved interoperability
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policies.</p>
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<p>Additionally, the event will serve as a platform for discussing
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FSFE’s legal efforts, specifically regarding its <a
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href="/activities/apple-litigation/">litigation against
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Apple at the Court of Justice of the European Union</a>. Attendees will
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have the opportunity to engage directly with FSFE experts, ask
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questions, and explore how their organizations can support and benefit
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from the DMA’s implementation.</p>
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<p><strong>Speakers:</strong></p>
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<ul>
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<li>Lucas Lasota, FSFE Legal Programme Manager</li>
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<li>Jithendra Palepu, Independent Researcher. Volunteer in the FSFE’s
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legal area</li>
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</ul>
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<p><strong>Details:</strong></p>
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<ul>
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<li>When: 24 March 2025, 17:30 (CET)</li>
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<li>Where: FSFE’s online instance</li>
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</ul>
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<p>To attend this online event, registration is required. Please <a
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href="https://share.fsfe.org/apps/forms/s/riaMwgdMcgTnpHTTX3g92bkk">fill
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this form out to register</a>.</p>
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<module id="banner-become-supporter"/>
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<h3>Device Neutrality</h3>
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<p>Although digital devices are ubiquitous today, the number of devices
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on which users cannot run Free Software is exponentially increasing. The
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consequence is a growing loss of control over users' technology. Device
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Neutrality aims to enable end-users to bypass gatekeepers to have a
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non-discriminatory use of Free Software on their devices.</p>
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<p>In 2022, several components, part of the Device Neutrality concept,
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were included in the <a href="/activities/dma/dma">Digital Markets Act
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(DMA)</a>, the European Union's largest initiative to regulate
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gatekeepers in digital markets. Although the law contains the principles
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for making Device Neutrality a reality, its regulations concern only
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very large platforms. The DMA establishes obligations for gatekeepers -
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“dos” and “don'ts” they must comply with - and prescribes fines and
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penalties for infringements. The DMA encompasses several rules
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concerning Device Neutrality, including safeguarding the right to
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uninstall pre-installed software and several measures for preventing
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lock-in, as well as fostering interoperability and end-user control over
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personal data. </p>
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</body>
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<tags>
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<tag key="news">News</tag>
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<tag key="front-page"/>
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<tag key="dma">Digital Markets Act</tag>
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<tag key="legal">Legal</tag>
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<tag key="deviceneutrality">Device Neutrality</tag>
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<tag key="highlights">highlights</tag>
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</tags>
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<discussion href="https://mastodon.social/deck/@fsfe/"/>
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<image url="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/a1/05/58622b1832738c71e85a538cb518.jpeg"
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alt="illustration of a golden cage from which illustrated birds break free. In the background a EU flag"/>
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</html>
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