Vicky Robertson and David Führer just published a working paper version of their analysis of Articles 5(4) and 5(5) Digital Markets Act (DMA) on SSRN. These two provisions enshrine business users’ right to steer their customers away from gatekeepers’ app stores, as well as users’ right to access content they acquired off a core platform service. Articles 5(4) and 5(5) DMA need to be seen against the background of the anti-steering provisions typically included in various application stores. These have already been subject to antitrust enforcement and have now also come under DMA scrutiny in the Apple App Store (non-compliance) decision of 2025.
The contribution is forthcoming in a comprehensive commentary on the Digital Markets Act, edited by Ioannis Kokkoris.