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The Digital Markets Act: time for a reset


The Digital Markets Act (DMA), intended to create a more level playing field, is causing significant and unintended harm to European users and many of the small business…

The Digital Markets Act (DMA), intended to create a more level playing field, is causing significant and unintended harm to European users and many of the small businesses it was meant to protect. This raises prices for consumers, reduces traffic to businesses, and makes it harder for people to quickly find reliable, direct booking information. We remain concerned that these changes to Search are a result of the DMA prioritizing the commercial interests of a small set of intermediary sites — who often shout the loudest in these debates — over the ability of most businesses to sell directly to their customers.

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