{"id":461459,"date":"2026-07-30T13:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/07\/30\/chatgpt-e-roblox-nel-mirino-dellue-pronta-a-far-scattare-la-legge-sui-mercati-digitali\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:35:33","slug":"chatgpt-and-roblox-in-the-eus-sights-as-brussels-prepares-to-trigger-the-digital-markets-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/07\/30\/chatgpt-and-roblox-in-the-eus-sights-as-brussels-prepares-to-trigger-the-digital-markets-act\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT and Roblox in the EU\u2019s sights, as Brussels prepares to trigger the Digital Markets Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels \u2013 ChatGPT and Roblox have come under scrutiny from the European Commission, which may require them to comply with the Digital Markets Act (<a href=\"https:\/\/digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu\/about-dma\/legislation_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DMA<\/a>) as large platforms (gatekeepers). \u201cI can confirm that ChatGPT and Roblox have announced that their user numbers exceed the specified thresholds, and <strong>a \u2018gatekeeper\u2019 designation is possible<\/strong>,&#8221; admits <strong>Thomas Reigner<\/strong>, spokesperson for the European Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for the Digital Economy and Society. \u201cThe Commission will assess the figures\u201d and, on that basis, will decide whether to take further action.<\/p>\n<p>Those identified as \u2018gatekeepers\u2019 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2024\/03\/06\/all-obligations-under-the-digital-markets-act-have-come-into-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Markets Act<\/a> are all platforms with an annual turnover of at least 7.5 billion euros within the EU over the last three years, a market valuation exceeding 75 billion euros, <strong>at least 45 million monthly end users and 10,000 business users established in the EU.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A &#8216;gatekeeper&#8217; designation is possible,&#8221; the Commission admits. 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