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UK's Digital Markets Units

         

JorgeV

11:01 am on Nov 28, 2020 (gmt 0)

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Hello,

Here is one new regulation coming, but apparently, restricted to Google & Facebook only.
The government has unveiled its first tentative steps towards the regulation of digital monopolies, following an investigation by the competition watchdog into the digital advertising industry.
[theguardian.com...]


A funny part being :
The CMA, for instance, has suggested that Google might be required to share detailed information with competitors such as Bing about what users search for and which results they click on.

graeme_p

12:50 pm on Nov 29, 2020 (gmt 0)

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According to this post from one of the big law firms: [thelens.slaughterandmay.com...]

It looks like we do not know yet what powers they will have- and remember that the CMA already has extensive powers.

It looks like Google and FB are the immediate concerns - but its unlikely that particular companies are written into legislation.