EU Commission names Booking gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act, investigates X

 

The European Commission announced on Monday (13 May) the designation of Booking, the parent company of online travel giant Booking.com, as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and initiated a market investigation of social media platform X.

While the Commission decided not to designate X Ads and TikTok Ads as gatekeepers, it launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, over its potential designation as a gateway.

The landmark DMA targets digital competition by designating large platforms as gatekeepers, serving as vital gateways between business users and consumers that can create bottlenecks in the digital economy. These gatekeepers must ensure fair competition and equal access to services. (...)