# digital markets act (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover digital markets act. Page: Feed: --- ## [Publishers warn Apple’s new App Store terms preserve excessive fees and undermine the DMA](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/publishers-warn-apple-s-new-app-store-terms-preserve-excessive-fees-and-undermine-the-dma) _2026-08-20 · Nikolas Moschakis · European Publishers Council_ Apple’s planned changes to its highly criticised fee structure by new terms do not bring the platform into compliance with the DMA. The new terms maintain unacceptable fees on digital transactions publishers generate on their apps, whether using the Apple payment system (26%), an alternative in-app payment system (20%) or sending users outside the App Store to complete a purchase - linkout (15%).… ## [Google Has To Open Android Wake Words. What That Could Mean for Home Assistant](https://peyanski.com/google-open-android-wake-words-home-assistant/) _2026-08-19 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ Google must open an equally effective Android wake-word path to third party assistants under the EU Digital Markets Act. Here is what works with Home Assistant today, what could improve, and when the important deadlines arrive. ## [Home Assistant Port 8123 Is Optional: Here’s How](https://peyanski.com/home-assistant-port-8123-optional/) _2026-08-10 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ Home Assistant 2026.8 makes port 8123 optional for new Home Assistant OS installations. Existing setups stay unchanged. Here is what changed and how to switch safely. ## [The Final Chapter on Google Android Saga: What the judgment means for Article 102 TFEU enforcement in digital markets](https://scidaproject.com/2026/08/02/the-final-chapter-on-google-android-saga-what-the-judgment-means-for-article-102-tfeu-enforcement-in-digital-markets/) _2026-08-02 · Team SCiDA · SCiDA_ More than a decade after the Commission first opened its investigation into Google Android, the Court of Justice (CoJ) has finally brought the curtain down. On 2 July 2026, the CJEU handed down its judgment (C-738/22 P, Google and Alphabet v Commission), upholding the General Court’s ruling (Case T-604/18, Google and Alphabet v Commission) which imposed a €4.1 billion fine on Google and largely… ## [My Sailfish OS Journey: I have my Jolla Phone, what now?](https://www.rubdos.be/2026/08/01/my-sailfish-os-journey-what-they-should-ve-told-you.html) _2026-08-01 · Ruben De Smet · I’m Ruben. Welcome to my thoughts._ (I started writing this article on July 9, during my flight back from Helsinki) ## [Ollama in Home Assistant Is Ridiculously Easy Now with ollama-ha](https://peyanski.com/ollama-in-home-assistant-ollama-ha/) _2026-07-29 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ Ollama in Home Assistant is now much easier with the Ollama-HA app. Here is the simple structure, what I use it for, and where to get the full PDF guide. ## [Leading European Publishers Welcome European Commission's DMA decision Against Google for Self-Preferencing, and the application of the non-discriminatory principle to AI Overviews and AI Mode](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/leading-european-publishers-welcome-european-commission-s-dma-decision-against-google-for-self-pref) _2026-07-23 · EPC · European Publishers Council_ The European Publishers Council (EPC) welcomes the European Commission's decision to fine Google a combined €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA), including €460 million specifically for self-preferencing its own vertical services, such as Shopping, Hotels, Transport and Sports results, over those of publishers and other third parties in Google Search. The EPC has long argued… ## [Navigating the Digital Competition Frontier: The SCiDA Team at ASCOLA 2026](https://scidaproject.com/2026/07/20/navigating-the-digital-competition-frontier-the-scida-team-at-ascola-2026/) _2026-07-20 · KZheng · SCiDA_ The world of competition law is moving faster than ever, and there is no better place to track that momentum than the annual ASCOLA (Academic Society for Competition Law) conference. Held in London and hosted jointly by University College London (UCL) and Kings College London, this year’s event was the largest in the organization’s history with 160 \[…\] The post Navigating the Digital Competition… ## [PolControl 1.0](https://www.rubdos.be/2026/07/10/polcontrol-1-0.html) _2026-07-10 · Ruben De Smet · I’m Ruben. Welcome to my thoughts._ Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN HIGH AUTHORITY OF THE EUROPEAN PEOPLES laying down rules to combat unharmonious conduct by MEPs and government officials. ## [ha-mcp and Codex: Build Home Assistant Dashboards Without Entity Hunting](https://peyanski.com/ha-mcp-codex-home-assistant-dashboards-automations/) _2026-07-03 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ I tested Codex with ha-mcp and Home Assistant after the Claude video worked well but hit free-tier limits. Here is what felt useful for dashboards, automations, and debugging, plus where to get the setup PDF. ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/e0gPm2hSdVcE) _2026-07-03 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [EPC writes to the UK government asking for an exemption from new EU customs duties](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/epc-writes-to-the-uk-government-asking-for-an-exemption-from-new-eu-customs-duties) _2026-07-02 · EPC · European Publishers Council_ The European Publishers Council, together with the UK’s Publishers Association and the Booksellers Association, is asking the UK government to work with the European Union to secure an exemption for publishing from the EU import tax on small packages. This is in line with the UNESCO Florence Agreement, which supports the free movement of cultural and educational materials. Read the full letter: ## [Who Enforces the DMA? Lesson’s from the Italian AGCM’s latest actions](https://scidaproject.com/2026/06/25/who-enforces-the-dma-lessons-from-the-italian-agcms-latest-actions/) _2026-06-25 · Team SCiDA · SCiDA_ The Digital Markets Act (DMA) gives the European Commission the central role in policing big tech gatekeepers. The Italian competition authority, the AGCM, however, shows that national authorities may be more than supporting actors. In June 2026, it became the first national competition authority to open a DMA investigation, examining whether Apple grants rival cloud \[…\] The post Who Enforces the… ## [Reflections from the 3rd Annual TL4 UK Competition Law Summit 2026](https://scidaproject.com/2026/06/23/reflections-from-the-3rd-annual-tl4-uk-competition-law-summit-2026/) _2026-06-23 · Team SCiDA · SCiDA_ The third annual TL4 UK Competition Law Summit, held on 18 June 2026 at Carpenters’ Hall in London, offered a useful stocktake of where UK competition policy now sits, eighteen months into the operation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) and at a moment when the CMA’s institutional posture has shifted markedly. \[…\] The post Reflections from the 3rd Annual TL4 UK… ## [Home Assistant Prime Day 2026 deals: join the live hunt tomorrow at 19:00 UTC](https://peyanski.com/home-assistant-prime-day-deals-2026/) _2026-06-22 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ Join the live Home Assistant Prime Day deals hunt tomorrow at 19:00 UTC. We will check smart home discounts, filter the real 30%+ deals, and keep only devices that work with Home Assistant. ## [Prime Day 2026 smart home deals I would actually buy for Home Assistant](https://peyanski.com/prime-day-2026-smart-home-deals-home-assistant/) _2026-06-22 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ My Prime Day 2026 smart home deals shortlist for Home Assistant users, with buying checks, affiliate placeholders, and practical automation ideas. ## [SwitchBot Lock Vision Pro Knows Your Face… But Can Home Assistant Trust It?](https://peyanski.com/switchbot-lock-vision-pro-home-assistant/) _2026-06-17 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ SwitchBot Lock Vision Pro adds face unlock, palm-vein unlock, and Matter-over-Wi-Fi. Here is the Home Assistant angle, the small catches, and what I would test first. ## [Measuring the Digital World and the Phantoms Within It](https://scidaproject.com/2026/06/09/measuring-the-digital-world-and-the-phantoms-within-it/) _2026-06-09 · Team SCiDA · SCiDA_ The EU General Court’s Ruling on Meta’s Gatekeeper Designation (T-1078/23) The General Court has handed down its judgment in Meta v Commission (T-1078/23), ruling on Meta’s challenge to its DMA gatekeeper designation. Two services were at stake: Facebook Messenger and Facebook Marketplace. Messenger stays designated and the decision on Marketplace is annulled though this service \[…\] The post… ## [Media associations call for clear political support on the Digital Omnibus](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/media-associations-call-for-clear-political-support-on-the-digital-omnibus) _2026-06-09 · EPC · European Publishers Council_ EPC and other European media organisations sent a letter to the Ministers in charge of the Digital Omnibus ahead of the Telecom Council meeting on 9th of June 2026. We are highly concerned by the disconnect between the omnibus's stated aim and the ongoing discussions regarding the text and its impact on publisher sustainability. Instead of simplifying rules, the Digital Omnibus introduces… ## [Home Assistant Dashboard Card Picker: The Beginner Update That Actually Matters](https://peyanski.com/home-assistant-dashboard-card-picker-beginners/) _2026-06-07 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ The new Home Assistant dashboard card picker starts with the thing you want to control, then suggests the right card. Here is why that small change matters so much for beginners. ## [EPC joins the SPUR Coalition to help shape a fair and sustainable AI ecosystem](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/epc-joins-the-spur-coalition-to-help-shape-a-fair-and-sustainable-ai-ecosystem) _2026-06-03 · EPC · European Publishers Council_ The European Publishers Council (EPC) is pleased to join the SPUR Coalition as an affiliate member, alongside a growing international community of publishers, media organisations and industry associations committed to developing practical solutions for the relationship between journalism and artificial intelligence. Commenting on EPC's participation, Angela Mills Wade, Executive Director of the… ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gey4Ol60z1pb) _2026-06-03 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [SCiDA Conference 2026 Day 2](https://scidaproject.com/2026/06/01/scida-conference-2026-day-2/) _2026-06-01 · Team SCiDA · SCiDA_ The second and final day of the SCiDA Conference 2026 at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf opened with a frank interview with the former Chair of the CMA and closed with a reflection from AG Kokott that gave the assembled scholars, enforcers, and practitioners much to carry home. Where Day 1 had asked what digital competition \[…\] The post SCiDA Conference 2026 Day 2 appeared first on SCiDA . ## [AI and Journalism must find a way to co-exist](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/ai-and-journalism-must-find-a-way-to-co-exist) _2026-06-01 · EPC · European Publishers Council_ At a time when the European Union is investing heavily in democratic resilience, media freedom and the fight against disinformation, a profound contradiction is emerging at the heart of the digital economy. As Google expands AI Overviews and AI Mode across search, Google is rapidly reshaping search from a referral service into an answer engine that extracts, synthesises and presents information… ## [I Let Claude Build My Home Assistant Automations… and it got scary good | ha-mcp](https://peyanski.com/ha-mcp-claude-desktop-home-assistant-automations/) _2026-05-28 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ ha-mcp gives Claude Desktop a structured way to inspect Home Assistant, find entities, and help build automations and dashboards with a lot less friction. ## [SCiDA Conference 2026 Day 1: Shaping Competition in the Digital Age](https://scidaproject.com/2026/05/28/scida-conference-2026-day-1-shaping-competition-in-the-digital-age/) _2026-05-28 · Team SCiDA · SCiDA_ The first day of the SCiDA Conference at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf brought together competition law scholars, enforcers, and practitioners for a packed programme spanning digital regulation, AI, enforcement effectiveness, and the political dimensions of platform power. What follows is a summary of the key discussions across the day with some photos (more photos at the end). \[…\] The… ## [A Call for Balanced Digital Regulation: Open Letter to the Council on the Digital Omnibus](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/a-call-for-balanced-digital-regulation-open-letter-to-the-council-on-the-digital-omnibus) _2026-05-21 · EPC · European Publishers Council_ On May 22, 2026, a united coalition of European associations and federations addressed an open letter to the Cypriot Council Presidency and all Permanent Representations. The message is clear: simplification and privacy protection are vital, but they require careful reflection. The Risks of a Rushed Procedure The Digital Omnibus deals with highly complex legal and technical considerations that… ## [Home Assistant RF integration: your old remotes are finally useful again](https://peyanski.com/home-assistant-rf-integration-old-remotes/) _2026-05-14 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ Home Assistant RF integration in 2026.5+ opens the door for old RF remotes and devices to join clean smart home automations without messy hacks. ## [EPC Welcomes Landmark CJEU Ruling Protecting Publishers' Rights Against Tech Giants](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/epc-welcomes-landmark-cjeu-ruling-protecting-publishers-rights-against-tech-giants) _2026-05-12 · EPC · European Publishers Council_ The European Publishers Council (EPC) welcomes today’s landmark judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Case C-797/23, Meta Platforms Ireland v. AGCOM that reaffirms that Member States can rightfully mandate fair remuneration for press publishers when their content is used by online service providers ## [European Media and Journalists Mark Europe Day with a Renewed Commitment to Democracy, Truth, and Unity](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/european-media-and-journalists-mark-europe-day-with-a-renewed-commitment-to-democracy-truth-and-un) _2026-05-09 · EPC · European Publishers Council_ On this Europe Day, media organisations and journalists across the continent come together to reaffirm their shared commitment to a strong, democratic, and united Europe. Europe is facing profound and complex challenges. At a time when anti-democratic forces are gaining ground globally, and disinformation threatens to erode trust within our societies, the role of independent, pluralistic media has… ## [Home Assistant Automation Triggers That Understand Real Life](https://peyanski.com/home-assistant-automation-triggers-real-life/) _2026-05-07 · Kiril Peyanski · Kiril Peyanski Blog_ Home Assistant automation triggers are becoming easier to use. Here is what purpose-specific triggers and duration support mean in a real smart home. ## [European Media Associations Warn: Digital Omnibus Threatens Industry Viability](https://www.epceurope.eu/post/european-media-associations-warn-digital-omnibus-threatens-industry-viability) _2026-05-06 · EPC · European Publishers Council_ The European Publishers Council (EPC), alongside six other leading European media associations, has issued a joint statement expressing grave concerns over the Digital Omnibus proposal. Specifically targeting Articles 88a and 88b of the GDPR, the groups argue that these provisions will increase complexity and undermine the financial sustainability of independent media. ​The proposed "cookie… ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/itvEqSuLodqE) _2026-05-06 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [A Gatekeeper's Paradise: the App Fair response to the first review of the Digital Markets Act](https://appfair.org/blog/gatekeeper-paradise/) _2026-04-29 · The App Fair Project | Blog_ The European Commission has published its first review of the Digital Markets Act 1 , the landmark regulation that was supposed to break the stranglehold of Big Tech gatekeepers on app distribution. The accompanying Staff Working Document 2 provides a detailed assessment of compliance across all designated gatekeepers. Despite the conclusion of the review being that the DMA “remains fit for… ## [My Sailfish OS Journey: Apps for my daily needs](https://www.rubdos.be/2026/04/17/my-sailfish-os-journey-apps.html) _2026-04-17 · Ruben De Smet · I’m Ruben. Welcome to my thoughts._ I have been daily driving Sailfish OS since 2014, and that has been made possible by the many apps I rely on. In the first post of this series, I elaborated on where Sailfish OS comes from, and on how I got to using it. In this post, I’ll cover what apps I value most, and the quirks that come with them. ## [My Sailfish OS Journey](https://www.rubdos.be/2026/04/15/my-sailfish-os-journey.html) _2026-04-15 · Ruben De Smet · I’m Ruben. Welcome to my thoughts._ I have been daily driving Sailfish OS since 2014. In this series of blog posts, I would like to jot down the why and the how. This first post will be about some history and context. The second in this series is about the apps that I use the most. After that, I still want to write about the tiny hacks that I have on my device, and I plan a final post about some loose ends that are worth mentioning. ## [The CMA’s Response to Stakeholder Views on Apple and Google’s Mobile Platform Commitments: Process Pragmatism or Regulatory Retreat?](https://scidaproject.com/2026/04/14/the-cmas-response-to-stakeholder-views-on-apple-and-googles-mobile-platform-commitments-process-pragmatism-or-regulatory-retreat/) _2026-04-14 · Team SCiDA · SCiDA_ 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 \[…\] The post The CMA’s Response to… ## [DMA Compliance Reports in Year Three: Reading Between the (Many) Lines](https://scidaproject.com/2026/04/02/dma-compliance-reports-in-year-three-reading-between-the-many-lines/) _2026-04-02 · Team SCiDA · SCiDA_ 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… ## [The CMA’s Conduct Requirements for Google Search: What Stakeholders Said and What It Means](https://scidaproject.com/2026/03/31/the-cmas-conduct-requirements-for-google-search-what-stakeholders-said-and-what-it-means/) _2026-03-31 · Team SCiDA · SCiDA_ by Anush Ganesh\* and Megan Kirkwood\*\* Introduction On 28 January 2026, the CMA published four proposed conduct requirements (CRs) for Google Search in its capacity as the designated strategic market status (SMS) holder under the DMCCA. These CRs address fair ranking, publisher controls, user choice, and data portability. The consultation attracted 60+ published responses from \[…\] The post The… ## [The AI memory you can export isn't the memory that matters](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/the-ai-memory-you-can-export-isnt) _2026-03-11 · Eeshita Pande · Fabric_ For agents to act with agency, full conversation portability is needed, not just surface level memory portability ## [context-use: turn your data exports into portable AI memory](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/context-use-turn-your-data-exports) _2026-03-10 · Massimo Albarello · Fabric_ You have been searching, liking, posting, and chatting online for years. Now it's time to turn all that data into portable context. So all your favorite AI agents can truly understand you. ## [Build personal context into your apps using Meta's new Data Portability tool](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/build-personal-context-into-your) _2026-02-25 · Massimo Albarello · Fabric_ Go live in minutes with Fabric: power your app with personal context from Instagram stories, DMs, and more. ## [My OpenClaw used my Instagram stories to become more popular than me](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/my-openclaw-used-my-instagram-stories) _2026-02-19 · Eeshita Pande · Fabric_ In 48 hours, EeClaw went from reading my memory files to writing creatively and getting 26 upvotes in 3 mins! ## [Fear and Loathing in the App Stores](https://appfair.org/blog/fear-and-loathing-in-the-app-stores/) _2026-02-06 · The App Fair Project | Blog_ I presented a talk on the FOSDEM main track in Brussels last weekend titled “Fear and Loathing in the App Stores” ( abstract ). It was amazing to see so much interest in the topic, and I had a lot of great conversations afterwards with folk who shared the alarm at the lack of choices, competition, and freedom. Following is my draft of the talk. My speaker notes weren’t working, so the talk as… ## [I Replaced My $1,200 Nutrition Coach with Claude and Fabric](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/i-replaced-my-1200-nutrition-coach) _2026-01-28 · Eeshita Pande · Fabric_ Fabric turned my camera roll and Instagram stories into a food log ## [AI Memory Is Not Understanding, Context Curation Is](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/ai-memory-is-not-understanding-context) _2026-01-20 · Eeshita Pande · Fabric_ Because humans are far more than the sum of the messages they send to their AIs ## [App Fair Retrospective, 2025](https://appfair.org/blog/app-fair-2025-retrospective/) _2025-12-31 · The App Fair Project | Blog_ As 2025 draws to a close, it’s a good moment to pause and reflect on a year that proved to be both challenging and energizing for the App Fair Project. Building on the momentum of last year’s retrospective , 2025 saw the project deepen its advocacy work, expand its public presence, and respond to some of the most consequential shifts in the app ecosystem in over a decade. Free App Stores and… ## [Your 2025 Obsessions, Wrapped](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/your-2025-obsessions-wrapped) _2025-12-10 · Eeshita Pande · Fabric_ A multi-app Wrapped that pulls context from across your digital life ## [What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading](https://appfair.org/blog/sideloading/) _2025-10-28 · The App Fair Project | Blog_ This is a cross-posting of an article I wrote for the F-Droid blog at: https://f-droid.org/en/2025/10/28/sideloading.html . As well as managing the App Fair Project, I also serve on the F-Droid board of directors. We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you own in the ways that you want. The… ## [The Battle That Shall Not Be Fought](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/the-battle-that-shall-not-be-fought) _2025-10-22 · Massimo Albarello · Fabric_ How context portability turns a battlefield into common ground ## [Making AI context portable in the UK](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/making-context-portable-in-the-uk) _2025-10-06 · Eeshita Pande · Fabric_ Designing a Digital Markets Smart Data scheme that aligns with the EU's Digital Markets Act and goes broader where it counts ## [Europe’s chance to lead on AI memory](https://onfabric.substack.com/p/europes-chance-to-lead-on-ai-memory) _2025-10-06 · Eeshita Pande · Fabric_ Expanding Digital Markets Act Article 6(9) to assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini to make AI memory portable ## [Panel opening statement for the FSF40 Celebration](https://appfair.org/blog/fsf40-panel/) _2025-10-06 · The App Fair Project | Blog_ I was honored to be invited as a panelist at the FSF 40-year celebration event in Boston this weekend. Along with Paige Collings, senior speech and privacy activist from the EFF, Devin Ulibarri, the executive director of Sugar Labs, and Greg Farough, the FSF’s campaigns manager, we spent an hour discussing issues around software freedom and privacy, and answered a variety of interesting questions…