Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has teamed up with Meta, Qualcomm, and 7 other technology companies to establish a coalition called CODE (Coalition for Open Digital Ecosystems). Their main objective is to promote open platform and ecosystem systems that support innovation and growth in the European region.
The CODE group aims to collaborate with educational institutions, political organizations, and various companies to drive the adoption of open platforms alongside the Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulations in the EU. These regulations require gatekeeper platforms, which are closed systems with a large user base, to open up their platforms to allow competitors to access and utilize them.
Other technology companies that have joined the CODE group include Honor, Lenovo, Lynx (a French AR startup), Motorola, Nothing, Opera, and Wire (a messaging app from Germany).
TLDR: Alphabet and other tech giants have formed the CODE coalition to promote open digital ecosystems in Europe. They aim to work with educational institutions, political organizations, and companies to support open platforms and comply with the Digital Markets Act. Additional tech companies like Honor, Lenovo, Lynx, Motorola, Nothing, Opera, and Wire have also joined the coalition.
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