Comment by davedx
2 years ago
Isn't it mostly about companies with platforms or app stores? Vodafone isn't a gatekeeper because it doesn't have its own app store.
2 years ago
Isn't it mostly about companies with platforms or app stores? Vodafone isn't a gatekeeper because it doesn't have its own app store.
Vodafone is literally a core part of the Internet platform. It quite literally gates people's access to the Internet.
It's hard to say Instagram, Meta Marketplace, and TikTok are gatekeepers (they has been designated thusly by the EU) but Vodafone isn't.
The law is protectionist, which is fine in itself. But the argument that Instagram is one of the core gatekeepers of the Internet and Vodafone isn't is ridiculous on its face.