On 1 April 2026, the Competition and Markets Authority published its response to the 50+ submissions received during the call for evidence on proposed commitments from Apple and Google concerning app review, app ranking, use of developer data, and (for Apple) interoperable access to functionality within iOS and iPadOS. The CMA’s decision to proceed with […]
DMA Compliance Reports in Year Three: Reading Between the (Many) Lines
The DMA gatekeepers have submitted their third cycle of compliance reports to the European Commission. While the surface-level documentation suggests a steady march toward alignment, a deeper dive reveals a more complex reality. Our SCiDA Team has carefully reviewed this year’s submissions to identify substantive progress and mere procedural posturing (see our analysis on 2025 compliance reports here). […]