UK's Competition and Markets Authority calls for a “pro-competition regulatory regime” to monitor Facebook, Google, and other digital ad giants
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has called on the UK government to create “a new pro-competition regulatory regime” …
Engadget Nick Summers
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Discussion
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@cmagovuk
@cmagovuk
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We've been lifting the lid on the UK's £14bn digital advertising market. Find out why a new pro-competition regime is needed to address our concerns: https://ow.ly/... https://twitter.com/...
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@webdevlaw
Heather Burns
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The final @CMAgovUK report into online platforms and digital advertising - which has really been an inquiry into market dominance and privacy - is just out. It calls for a new market-driven regulatory regime per Furman. Warning: 440 pages + 29 appendices. https://www.gov.uk/...
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@marietjeschaake
Marietje Schaake
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Interesting to see evolving views of anti-trust and competition harms being defined by the UK's Competition and Market Authority. Soon, long with a few @Stanford colleagues, we will make recommendations on updating competition for the digital era as well ↘️ https://twitter.com/..…
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@leokelion
Leo Kelion
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And to further complicate matters, a UK regulator is calling for new laws to help “take on” Facebook and Google's dominance of the digital advertising market https://www.gov.uk/...
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@harrietpickles
Harriet Pickles
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CMA has just published its final report on their market study into online platforms and digital advertising. They have some pretty punchy recommendations for a new 'Digital Markets Unit" to apply to platforms... https://www.gov.uk/... https://twitter.com/...
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@jrobinson271
James Robinson
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Market study concludes that existing laws are not suitable for effective #regulation. @CMAgovUK recommends new framework for #platforms funded by #digital advertising. Publication coincides with launch of ‘Digital Markets Taskforce’ with ICO, @Ofcom https://twitter.com/...
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@jason_kint
Jason Kint
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🤯 437 pages. Final report. CMA continues to be a leader globally in recognizing intersection of data and competition policy and the unique role of tracking, data minining by Facebook and Google as their source of market power. Extensively covered in report (focus p149-). https://…