Just a handful of Big Tech companies, with wealth greater than some countries, controls almost every aspect of the internet.
They decide which voices to amplify or silence, which businesses to boost or crush, what personal data they collect and monetize – all with almost no accountability or oversight.
This centralization of power into the hands of a few multinational corporations runs counter to the original dream of a free, open, and fair internet. And as the events of recent years have shown, they are a threat to democracy.
The European Commission released its proposal for the Digital Markets Act (DMA), their attempt to curtail Big Tech’s power and revive competition on the Internet.
Read more Proton Technologies’ analysis to help better understand the issues around the DMA and what it would do here: Why the Future of the Internet Depends on the DMA