EU antitrust chief calls for global approach towards tech giants
2 years, 10 months ago

EU antitrust chief calls for global approach towards tech giants

The Hindu  

Europe's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, the architect of landmark rules to curb the power of U.S. tech giants, called on Thursday for a global approach towards Big Tech to prevent companies taking advantage of enforcement gaps. Vestager, who has handed out billions of euros in fines to Alphabet's Google and launched investigations into Apple, Amazon and Meta Platform's Facebook, said there was global agreement on the issues raised by large digital platforms. "This debate is no longer a hot topic amongst competition practitioners but it has strong political attention," she told a conference organised by the German Cartel Office. "It goes without saying that the more we, as an international competition community, are able to harmonise our approach, the less opportunity there will be for global tech giants to exploit enforcement gaps between our jurisdictions," Vestager said.

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3 years ago

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The Hindu  

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3 years ago

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Daily Mail  

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3 years ago

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3 years ago

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Associated Press  

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3 years ago

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Al Jazeera  

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3 years ago

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3 years ago

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3 years, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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3 years, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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3 years, 3 months ago

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Associated Press  

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3 years, 4 months ago

EU Commission to be sole enforcer of tech rules, EU countries agree

The Hindu  

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3 years, 4 months ago

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Associated Press  

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EU tech rules should curb cloud computing providers
3 years, 5 months ago

EU tech rules should curb cloud computing providers

The Hindu  

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Antitrust actions have a long timeline
3 years, 6 months ago

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China Daily  

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Antitrust actions have a long timeline
3 years, 6 months ago

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China Daily  

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Regulations for big tech firms a global trend
3 years, 6 months ago

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China Daily  

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Regulations for big tech firms a global trend
3 years, 6 months ago

Regulations for big tech firms a global trend

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY In the United States, the executive branch, courts and the Congress are moving to restrict the dominance of the US tech giants. Big Tech's market cap over $9 trillion The combined market capitalization of the largest five high-tech giants reflects their dominance. Over the past decade, criticism against Big Tech has intensified, as evidenced by expanded antitrust …

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