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<title>DMA Interoperability Survey</title>
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<h1>DMA Interoperability Survey</h1>
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<div id="introduction">
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<p>
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Are you a Free Software developer trying to access hardware or
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software features under Article 6(7) of the Digital Markets Act
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(DMA)? We want to hear from you! Share your experience about how
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gatekeepers are handling your interoperability request.
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<img
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src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/fd/a2/78ed39d4c12a02fad06ec086ba44.png"
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alt="Device neutrality: safeguarding free software in devices" />
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<p>The <a
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href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en">FSFE’s
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Interoperability Survey</a> aims to collect structured feedback from
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Free Software developers, also known as “access seekers”, about their
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experience requesting interoperability under Article 6(7) of the
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Digital Markets Act (DMA). This article requires designated
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“gatekeepers” to provide, free of charge, access to the software and
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hardware features of their Core Platform Services (CPS). The goal is
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to foster innovation and support alternative solutions developed by
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the Free Software community.</p>
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<div class="color-box background" data-color="android-lime">
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<p> Take the interoperability survey and share your experience</p>
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<a class="btn btn-default" href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en"> Start the survey</a>
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</div>
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<h2>The Digital Markets Act and Interoperability</h2>
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<p>The <a href="http:///activities/dma/dma.html">Digital Markets Act (DMA)</a> is a
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landmark European regulation aimed at curbing the power of large digital
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platforms. Under the DMA, these companies must allow interoperability
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with their software and hardware features, promoting competition,
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innovation, and user choice.</p>
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<p>Specifically, <strong><strong>Article 6(7)</strong></strong> empowers
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developers to request access to technical functionalities that were
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previously restricted. This creates new opportunities for Free Software
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projects, and for users to benefit from greater choice and control. </p>
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This provision opens the door for Free Software alternatives to services currently dominated by gatekeepers, such as payment systems, app stores, or messaging platforms. Free Software is contained in 90% of today’s technology and its relevance is therefore crucial in a fair and just implementation of the DMA.
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<h2>Why Your Input Matters</h2>
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<p>
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At the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), we are committed to
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making sure these rights are not just theoretical. We are gathering
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first-hand experiences from developers who have submitted, or are
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planning to submit, interoperability requests to gatekeepers such as
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Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others. For a complete list of all
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gatekeepers and their designated Core Platform Services visit this <a
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href="https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/gatekeepers_en"></a>page.
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</p>
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<p>Your insights will help us:</p>
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<ul class="incremental">
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<li>Identify common obstacles for Free Software and patterns of non-compliance.</li>
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<li>Report issues to the European Commission.</li>
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<li>Advocate for enforcement that supports Free Software and small
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developers.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Whether your request was accepted, denied, delayed, or ignored - we
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want to hear from you!</p>
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<p>Gatekeepers’ compliance is not automatic. Many Free Software
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developers still face vague procedures, delays, or rejections. Others
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may not know how or where to start their request. By sharing your
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experience, you help strengthen the case for clear, fair, and
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developer-friendly implementation of the DMA. Together, we can ensure
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that these new rights translate into real-world opportunities for Free
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Software.</p>
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<div class="color-box background" data-color="android-lime">
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<p> Take the interoperability survey and share your experience</p>
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<a class="btn btn-default" href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en"> Start the survey</a>
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</div>
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</body>
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<sidebar promo="our-work">
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<h2>More on Device Neutrality</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="/activities/deviceneutrality/index.html">Device Neutrality</a>
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</li>
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<li><a href="/activities/dma/dma.html">Device Neutrality and the DMA</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Free Software and Devices</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="/activities/routers/">Router Freedom</a></li>
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<li><a href="/activities/upcyclingandroid/">Upcycling Android</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Take the survey now</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en">DMA Interoperability Survey</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Support the FSFE</h2>
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<p>
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As a non-profit, non-governmental organisation, Free Software Foundation
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Europe works to create general understanding and support for Free Software
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and Open Standards in politics, business, law, and society at large.
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By becoming a supporter of the FSFE you empower our work and help to
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assure our financial independence.
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</p>
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<fsfe-cd-donate-link class="big-donate">Become a supporter</fsfe-cd-donate-link>
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<title>DMA: tell us how gatekeepers are handling your interoperability requests</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>DMA: tell us how gatekeepers are handling your interoperability requests</h1>
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<p>Free Software developers: your voice is needed! The Free Software Foundation Europe has launched the Digital Markets Act Interoperability Survey to gather first-hand experiences from developers requesting software interoperability.</p>
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<p>Imagine you are a developer building a Free Software
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payment system for iOS, or an emulator for the iPad, or even an
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alternative app store for the iPhone. You are ready to share your
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project with the world, but you are denied access to the APIs you need. Or you try to contact Apple, but you get no reply at all to your
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interoperability request. Or the documentation online is faulty, and
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there is no reaction to your bug filing on Apple’s tracking system. Or, worst of all, you have your request denied, and no explanation
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whatsoever is given of the reasons.</p>
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<figure>
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/da73e8f621d03df2c70f873ce6e010e6.png"
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alt="Illustration showing a laptop with a green screen and a phone also with a green screen. Around them there are some forms such as circles, lines and squares."/>
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</figure>
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<p>These scenarios are not far-fetched. These are
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realities many Free Software developers face in their daily work when
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interacting with “gatekeepers” like Apple and other large tech
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companies.</p>
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<p>The <a
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href="/activities/dma/dma.html">Digital
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Markets Act (DMA)</a> is a law in the European Union aimed to remediate these issues. Article 6(7) specifically requires gatekeepers, like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon, to provide developers free-of-charge, effective, and documentedaccess to hardware and software features they need for their projects. The idea is simple: enable real competition, encourage innovation, and make room for Free Software alternatives. </p>
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<h3>A victory for interoperability!</h3>
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<p>During the regulatory dialogues with the European
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Commission, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has coordinated
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efforts within a <a
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href="https://download.fsfe.org/campaigns/device-neutrality/202404-FSFE-apple-report-EC.pdf"> coalition
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of Free Software projects</a> that
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were directly affected, including developers of alternative browsers,
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payment systems, app stores, and emulators. We documented their attempts
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to request interoperability, and the roadblocks they encountered, vague
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procedures, unreasonable requirements, or simply being ignored. We then
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presented these findings to the European Commission, calling for clearer
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enforcement.</p>
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<p>In December 2024, the European Commission started a
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regulatory procedure to improve Apple’s procedures for granting
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developers interoperability within iOS and iPadOS. The FSFE engaged with
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the Commission providing comprehensive inputs <a
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href="/news/2025/news-20250116-01.html">demanding
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better policies</a> towards Free
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Software developers. In March 2025, the Commission published a decision <a
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href="/news/2025/news-20250403-01.html">adopting
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several of our suggestions</a>,
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substantially improving Apple’s procedures for interoperability
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requests. In its turn, Apple reacted aggressively, <a
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href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/apple-challenges-european-commissions-unreasonable-demands-in-court-appeal/">starting
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new litigation against the
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Commission</a> in opposition to these
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procedures.</p>
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<p>Now, the challenge comes with the enforcement of
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these rules. Monitoring is paramount.</p>
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<h3>Hackers needed: share your experience with
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interoperability</h3>
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<p>The recent victory achieved by the decision of the
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Commission has underscored the importance of interoperability for
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innovation. It is enabling alternatives to proprietary services and
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ultimately giving users more choice and control over the technology they
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use every day</p>
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<p>The FSFE has launched the <a
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href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en"><strong><strong>DMA
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</strong><strong>Interoperability
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Survey</strong></strong></a>, aimed at collecting
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crucial input from Free Software developers who have tried, or plan to
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try, to request interoperability from companies like Apple, Google,
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Microsoft, and Amazon under Article 6(7) of the DMA. We want to monitor
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how gatekeepers are handling the interoperability requests submitted by
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Free Software developers. We want to hear the developers’ experiences
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and to make sure their voices are heard when gatekeepers fall short of
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their obligations.</p>
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<p><strong><strong>If you are a Free Software developer and made or plan
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to make an interoperability request under Article 6(7) of the DMA, we
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need your help!</strong></strong> Whether your request was successful, delayed, denied, or
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ignored: your insights are valuable. Please, take a look at the survey
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or share it with anyone for whom this might be relevant.
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</p>
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<p>The FSFE will use the findings to identify systemic
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issues, advocate for stronger enforcement, and support a full and fair
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implementation of the DMA. This protects and empowers developers, and
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our software freedom.</p>
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<div class="color-box background" data-color="android-lime">
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<p> Take the interoperability survey and share your experience</p>
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<a class="btn btn-default" href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en"> Start the survey</a>
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</div>
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<tag key="front-page"/>
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<tag key="dma">DMA</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//114703914454575694"/>
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