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UK Moves To Regulate Big Tech With Proposed New Watchdog Group

UK Moves To Regulate Big Tech With Proposed New Watchdog Group
UK Moves To Regulate Big Tech With Proposed New Watchdog Group
December 08, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

The U.K. government is moving to regulate Big Tech by establishing a new watchdog group aimed at encouraging competition within the digital sector. Get the...

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Facebook Agrees To Labeling Program For UK Instagram Posts
Facebook Agrees To Labeling Program For UK Instagram Posts
October 16, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

Facebook’s Ireland and United Kingdom unit has agreed to change the way Instagram works to “make it much harder for people to post an (advertisement)...

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UK Weighs New Regulatory Unit To Police Tech Firms
UK Weighs New Regulatory Unit To Police Tech Firms
October 09, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Britain’s top antitrust regulator proposed Friday (Oct. 9) that the country contemplate creating a new regulatory unit whose approval would be required before any dominant...

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UK Authority Says Facebook’s Giphy Must Stay Independent
UK Authority Says Facebook’s Giphy Must Stay Independent
August 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy has hit another snag, with the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog ordering the tech giant to appoint a “formal hold separate manager”...

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UK’s Competition Regulator Digs Further Into StubHub-Viagogo Merger
UK’s Competition Regulator Digs Further Into StubHub-Viagogo Merger
June 25, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking a closer look into how the possible $4 billion merger of StubHub and Viagogo will affect competition,...

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UK Regulators Extend Hold On Amazon/Deliveroo Deal
UK Regulators Extend Hold On Amazon/Deliveroo Deal
June 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon is left cooling its heels again in its bid to buy a piece of Deliveroo, a top food delivery service in the United Kingdom....

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UK OKs Just Eat Acquisition By Takeaway.com
UK OKs Just Eat Acquisition By Takeaway.com
April 23, 2020  |  Partnerships

The United Kingdom’s regulator approved Takeaway.com’s purchase of rival Just Eat on Thursday (April 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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CMA Chair Says Regulation On Big Digital Mergers Has Been Lax
CMA Chair Says Regulation On Big Digital Mergers Has Been Lax
March 03, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a competition regulator in the U.K., said his fellow regulators have been too soft on...

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