The Digital Markets Act is a can opener for Big Tech's walled gardens, forcing Apple, Google, and Microsoft to open their platforms whether they like it or not. Henry sat down with Lucas Lasota from the FSFE (Free Software Foundation of Europe) to understand what the DMA actually does, why Big Tech is fighting it in court, and what it means for open source software and your digital freedom.

Topics Covered:

The Digital Markets Act explained - how the EU is regulating Big Tech platforms (and what's missing from the law)
Interoperability: the "can opener" for competition - why forcing WhatsApp, Apple, and Google to work with smaller apps matters
Apple's gatekeeping tactics - billion-euro barriers and why no independent app stores exist on iPhone yet
Small tech vs Big Tech - why 94% of EU software comes from companies with less than 9 employees (and why the DMA forgot them)

Links:

Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE): https://fsfe.org
Free Software Foundation (FSF US): https://www.fsf.org
Public Money, Public Code campaign: https://publiccode.eu

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00:00 INTRO

00:01:36 WHAT IS THE FSFE?

00:04:12 LUCAS' ROLE AT FSFE

00:05:44 INTRO TO THE DMA

00:09:45 THOUGHTS ON REGULATION

00:12:47 PUBLIC MONEY, PUBLIC CODE

00:21:25 BREAKDOWN OF THE DMA

00:30:54 DMA ENFORCEMENTS

00:31:44 INTEROPERABILITY

00:36:20 DMA ENFORCEMENTS (CONT'D)

00:38:50 DMA CRITICISMS

00:50:41 USB-C ON IPHONES

00:53:03 APPLE'S "MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE"

00:56:57 UNDERSTANDING THE EU

01:02:12 EU COMMISSION & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

01:06:58 DMA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE

01:11:57 BIG TECH + INTERPRETATION OF LAW

01:18:23 OUTRO

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