The Digital Markets Act: What Have We Learned after the First Years of Its Application?

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dc.contributor.author	Petr, Michal	-
dc.date.accessioned	2026-04-16T11:35:18Z	-
dc.date.available	2026-04-16T11:35:18Z	-
dc.date.issued	2026	-
dc.identifier.citation	Białostockie Studia Prawnicze, Vol. 31 nr 1, 2026, s. 155-177	pl
dc.identifier.issn	1689-7404	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11320/20087	-
dc.description.abstract	The Digital Markets Act (DMA) became applicable in May 2023. It is completely new piece of legislation affecting a sector which has not been subject to any specific regulation before, and it introduced brand new concepts aimed at protecting the digital rights of consumers and business entities alike. What have we learned after the first years of its full application? Has the European Commission’s practice clarified the concepts that were disputed? Did it have any measurable effects on the markets? Has it brought any specific improvement in consumers’ digital rights? This paper re-interprets the DMA in the light of recent case law, evaluates its practical impact so far and tries to predict how its future application might affect the protection of digital rights.	pl
dc.language.iso	en	pl
dc.publisher	Faculty of Law, University of Białystok; Temida 2	pl
dc.rights	Uznanie autorstwa-Użycie niekomercyjne-Bez utworów zależnych 4.0	-
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	-
dc.subject	core platform services	pl
dc.subject	Digital Markets Act	pl
dc.subject	gatekeepers	pl
dc.subject	regulatory dialogue	pl
dc.title	The Digital Markets Act: What Have We Learned after the First Years of Its Application?	pl
dc.type	Article	pl
dc.rights.holder	© 2026 Michal Petr published by Sciendo. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.	pl
dc.identifier.doi	10.15290/bsp.2026.31.01.09	-
dc.description.Email	michal.petr@upol.cz	pl
dc.description.Affiliation	Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic	pl
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dc.identifier.eissn	2719-9452	-
dc.description.volume	31	pl
dc.description.number	1	pl
dc.description.firstpage	155	pl
dc.description.lastpage	177	pl
dc.identifier.citation2	Białostockie Studia Prawnicze	pl
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