Regulating the gatekeepers: Brussels floats a three-pillar plan to rein in digital platforms

05 June 2020 00:00

Duration: 18:24

Amazon.com, Google, Facebook and a range of global digital platforms are facing a regulatory onslaught in the EU, as the European Commission floats a plan for a comprehensive overhaul designed to tackle digital “gatekeepers,” market concentration and online services. The biggest change is a new tool to investigate markets and impose behavioral or structural remedies — even when no company has been found to be in violation of competition laws. If adopted, the suite of proposals would mark a turning point in the EU’s regulatory battle with Big Tech.

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