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UK Weighs New Regulatory Unit To Police Tech Firms

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9) that the country contemplate creating a new regulatory unit whose approval would be required before any dominant technology company could make an acquisition in the country. s approach to regulating FinTech companies could offer insights into the best ways to increase regulation of Big Tech firms. “It Coscelli said the U.K.’s

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UK Regulators To Probe Google Chrome Changes Over Antitrust Fears

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s Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun an investigation to look at whether Google’s proposals would hurt publishers and give the Big Tech behemoth an even bigger piece of the online advertising pie, Reuters reported on Friday (Jan. Big Tech has come under increasing criticism from regulators and lawmakers.

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