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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: UK Regulators To Form Digital Markets Unit; Italy Fines Apple $10 Million Over Claims About iPhone Water Resistance
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: UK Regulators To Form Digital Markets Unit; Italy Fines Apple $10...
December 07, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. UK Regulations to Create New Digital...

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UK Regulator Seeks Tailored Rules For Big Tech
UK Regulator Seeks Tailored Rules For Big Tech
December 06, 2020  |  Regulation

Britain’s highly anticipated report outlining new rules to govern Big Tech will call for establishing specific rules for certain sectors of the digital economy and...

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UK Regulators OK Visa’s Planned Acquisition Of Plaid
UK Regulators OK Visa’s Planned Acquisition Of Plaid
August 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provided the go-ahead for Visa’s planned acquisition of Plaid, according to a Monday (Aug. 24) announcement. The...

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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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Facebook’s Giphy Purchase Probed By UK Regulator
Facebook’s Giphy Purchase Probed By UK Regulator
June 12, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is drawing scrutiny from U.K. regulators. The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog is investigating Facebook’s recent purchase of Giphy, the animated picture platform. The Competition and Markets...

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

The United Kingdom’s regulator approved Takeaway.com’s purchase of rival Just Eat on Thursday (April 23). Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the agency responsible for...

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Amazon Gets Initial Approval To Invest In Deliveroo
Amazon Gets Initial Approval To Invest In Deliveroo
April 17, 2020  |  Investments

British regulators have given the initial green light for Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo, the London online food delivery company that said it could go bankrupt...

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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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UK Regulator Launches Investigation Into Amazon’s Deliveroo Stake
UK Regulator Launches Investigation Into Amazon’s Deliveroo Stake
December 27, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon’s investment of around $500 million for a minority stake in food delivery startup Deliveroo is being investigated by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority...

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