DSA and DMA Survey
As with any economic sector that matures, the growth of the digital economy brings new opportunities and challenges. The European Commission presented new regulation proposals, the Digital Markets Acts (DMA) and the Digital Service Act (DSA) to try and address these challenges while harmonizing the European market in the process.

The Digital Services Act seeks to update the E-Commerce Directive and provide a framework for intermediary liability/due diligence and The Digital Markets Act seeks to drive economic recovery and strengthen the local market

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On the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Following the Commission's proposal, digital markets are not sufficiently contestable. The DMA proposal will therefore identify the biggest players (so-called gatekeepers) and introduce prohibitions and obligations for them. The criteria used to identify gatekeepers are based on turnover, users, amount of markets and time period.

The European Commission has proposed a series of new regulations for the digital sector recently. One of them is the Digital Markets Act which aims to create a special set of strict rules for the most successful tech companies in terms of users, turnover and products.
Do you think we should design rules based on the size of companies/players?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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To what extent designing rules based on the size of companies/players would encourage start-ups / scale-ups to grow?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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Regulations that target key digital players inevitably impact the entire digital ecosystem. In your view, do you think there will be spillover effects / unintended negative consequences for the innovation ecosystem?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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Regulations that target key digital players inevitably impact the entire digital ecosystem. In your view, which unintended consequences could it have for the innovation ecosystem?
According to Crunchbase data, global venture funding hit an all-time high in the first quarter of 2021, with Europe presenting a stellar performance. For startups, the ability to exit or be acquired is an important part of their strategy/lifecycle. Numerous provisions in the DMA could make it harder for so-called gatekeepers to acquire  startups.  In your understanding, could the DMA impair VC ability to support EU start-ups to grow or to compete globally?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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According to Crunchbase data, global venture funding hit an all-time high in the first quarter of 2021, with Europe presenting a stellar performance. For startups, the ability to exit or be acquired is an important part of their strategy/lifecycle. Numerous provisions in the DMA could make it harder for so-called gatekeepers to acquire  startups.  In your understanding, what else could governments/the EU do to support startup success in Europe?
Do you think that there could be unintended consequences from the DMA when it comes to VC investments over European start-ups?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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Do you think that the DMA could help to empower start-ups in their ability to attract VC investments?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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The DMA is oriented towards specific use cases, rather than principles. For example, it assumes that the use of data to scale into other verticals is harmful and should be banned. Another example is that companies that are in scope, will have to share some of their data with competitors. Should the DMA apply to all actors in the digital market?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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In addressing specific use cases the DMA aims to ban gatekeepers from all activities that fall under these cases. Past experience has shown that in some cases, these activities can have positive effects on consumers, competition or innovation. Should companies have the possibility to prove the positive effects of their technology ?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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The EC provides a series of criteria to be a gatekeeper, like the number of business users, turnover, and being active in +3 markets. But it also says that it would reserve the right to designate  smaller companies as emerging gatekeepers if they have an entrenched position in a given market. Do you believe the scope and definitions are  clear enough, through a scale-up / growth perspective?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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On the Digital Service Act (DSA):
The DSA addresses the issues of transparency, user safety, and liability issues by (1) supervising all intermediaries (e.g. hosting sites, catching providers, etc) in digital services, (2) creating ‘special rules’ for very large digital platforms. The Commission targets several players in the industry, from intermediaries and caching providers, to hosting sites and online platforms.

Do you think we should design rules based on the size of companies/players?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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The commission is trying to designate established points of contact with online platforms and companies and try to introduce EU-wide mandates for online advertising. Do you think that designing rules based on the size of companies/players would encourage start-ups / scale-ups to grow?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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Regulations that target key online platforms, and their actions and services, inevitably impact the entire digital ecosystem. In your view, do you think there will be spillover effects / unintended negative consequences for the innovation ecosystem?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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Regulations that target key online platforms, and their actions and services, inevitably impact the entire digital ecosystem. In your view, which unintended consequences do you see?
One of the key important proposals that belong to the DSA is to require platforms to give regulators and scientists access to platform data via APIs. In your understanding, could the DSA impair VC investments in EU start-ups?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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What else could governments/the EU do to support startup success in Europe?
Do you think that the DSA could help to empower start-ups in their ability to attract VC investments?
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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If you have any questions, doubts, or further comments about the survey or its results, please email Anahi at anahi@dutchstartupassociation.nl or leave a comment below
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